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2 weeks ago | 
ajp.com.au | Sheshtyn Paola |Vincent Chua |Leopold Hamulczyk |Pj Foster
Tanya Plibersek fronts at a pharmacy for her flu shot Federal Minister for the Environment and Water and Member for Sydney Tanya Plibersek attended Adore Compounding Pharmacy in Rozelle this week for her flu vaccination. “Winter’s approaching, I’m on the campaign trail so I’m meeting a lot of people. Flu shots are a really goodThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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2 weeks ago | 
ajp.com.au | Kate Cowling |Vincent Chua |Leopold Hamulczyk |Pj Foster
Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator and rumoured takeover target says it’s willing to hand back a Sydney hospital to the state Healthscope, which operates 38 private hospitals, has recently been preparing for sale after its lenders agreed to a pause in its interest payments after it amassed $1.6bn in debt. This week, the operator saidThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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3 weeks ago | 
ajp.com.au | Sheshtyn Paola |Leopold Hamulczyk |Red Dog |John Smith |JOhn Smith
Pharmacist Joyce McSwan saw her own mum heal from a pain condition, and now she sees the evidence across her patients too It's possible for people to “heal” from pain conditions with the right approach—including appropriate use of medicines and other therapies, according to Joyce McSwan, founder and managing director of PainWISE and immediate pastThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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3 weeks ago | 
ajp.com.au | Leopold Hamulczyk |Red Dog |John Smith |JOhn Smith |Megan Haggan
National review on prescribing considers use of unregistered medicines, and risk of errors during transitions of care Ahpra is considering updating its National Prescribing Competencies Framework and off-label prescribing is a key focus of the review. The agency’s research focusing on countries with comparable prescribing frameworks such as the UK, New Zealand, Canada and IrelandThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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4 weeks ago | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Wilson Tan |Leopold Hamulczyk |Sheshtyn Paola
Leading pharmacists and doctors get together to talk about the changing role of pharmacists in the GP setting The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia is hosting the General Practice Pharmacists Symposium today (28 March 2025) in Melbourne. The organisation says the event is aimed at bringing leading voices and more than 100 delegates together to exploreThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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1 month ago | 
ajp.com.au | Kate Cowling |Leisa Kelly |Benjamin Kop |Leopold Hamulczyk
Pharmacy groups have welcomed the Albanese Government’s pre-election pitch to cut the subsidised medicine cap to $25 per script Under the cost of living funding pledge, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised that four-in-five Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines would be cheaper if re-elected. The plan, which will be further detailed in next week’s budget, wouldThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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1 month ago | 
ajp.com.au | Kate Cowling |Leisa Kelly |Benjamin Kop |Leopold Hamulczyk
The head of Sigma Healthcare says he will share plans for future brand growth and meet with prospective pharmacist recruits this week on the Gold Coast This year’s Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference and Trade Exhibition (APP) will be the first to follow the finalised merger between Chemist Warehouse and Sigma Healthcare. Sigma CEO and managingThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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1 month ago | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Leisa Kelly |Benjamin Kop |Leopold Hamulczyk
Complete Care Pharmacy Rosny Park, Tasmania, has been named the Pharmacy of the Year for 2025 The announcement was made during the opening plenary of the Australian Pharmacy Professional conference on the Gold Coast. In accepting the award, founder Kristina Fox thanked all her team by name and congratulated the other finalists. "Guys, you're amazing. This content is restricted to registered users only.
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1 month ago | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Leisa Kelly |Benjamin Kop |Leopold Hamulczyk
Opposition health spokesperson Senator Anne Ruston has pledged to consult with the community pharmacy sector on issues affecting it, and patients’ health The senator was speaking at the Pharmacy Guild’s APP conference on the Gold Coast. Beginning by saying that she had “no intention of resorting to gutter politics just because an election is imminent,”This content is restricted to registered users only.
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1 month ago | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Leisa Kelly |Benjamin Kop |Leopold Hamulczyk
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese used the APP conference on the Gold Coast to announce a further cut to the general PBS co-payment "I'm very pleased, and this is an appropriate forum to announce, that from the 1st of January 2026, the costs of medicines will be cut yet again," he said. This follows the pledgeThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
