A voice for Australia and New Zealand at IPSF 2025

Australia and New Zealand had a voice at the IPSF World Congress, influencing discussions on education, practice and global health.

Community pharmacy effective in reducing prescribing waste

An English project looking to reduce medicines wastage across community pharmacy, care homes and general practice has produced savings representing a return of nearly...

Myths around asthma remain strong, new research finds

Fewer than half of all Australians can correctly identify asthma as a chronic disease that doesn’t go away, according to new Asthma Australia research.¹ In...

What the Government’s new health plan means for pharmacy

The Department of Health recently released its reform plan for healthcare: Australia’s Long Term National Health Plan: to build the world’s best health system....

Clinical governance: shared responsibility, a common goal

New principles will help guide design and delivery of high-quality pharmacy services. We have a high-quality health system in Australia, and a first-class pharmacy...

Choosing wisely to achieve medicine safety

The quality use of medicines is vital to ensure a sustainable healthcare system and better health outcomes for consumers. This was the dominant theme at...