Australia

Natasha Jojoa Burling looks at whether there are more opportunities across the Tasman

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has today published an interim decision to reduce the maximum pack sizes for various paracetamol products.

Sector fears a more straightforward pathway to Australian citizenship for New Zealanders will exacerbate workforce shortages in this country

The Australian Medical Association wants pharmacists to be able to give greater price reductions as many patients find meds unaffordable 

Letting pharmacists prescribe S4 (prescription only) drugs would save the health budget $700 million a year and prevent millions of GP visits, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has claimed, as its political lobbying ramps up

Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports on a burgeoning pharmacy service for patients with a common sleep disorder

Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports on a burgeoning pharmacy service for patients with a common sleep disorder

There is still no start date for a proposed pharmacist prescribing trial in northern Queensland and doctor representative groups are continuing to publicly attack the initiative.

Katrina Azer, clinical pharmacist for Tend Health, summarises stand-out research and practice sessions from the Pharmaceutical Society Australia symposium in Sydney

A spat between doctor and pharmacist representative bodies in Australia over pharmacist-prescribing trials in Queensland has spilled into the mainstream media. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports