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Ahpra sets out strategy for reform
Wednesday | Mar 18 2026THE Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has released a new five-year strategy for the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme, with safety and sustainability at its core.
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Safer psychotropics in aged care
Wednesday | Mar 18 2026RESEARCHERS at Monash University and Flinders University have created a series of educational videos designed to support the safer and more appropriate use of psychotropic medications for people living with dementia and in residential aged care.
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Northpharm delivers in NT floods
Wednesday | Mar 18 2026WITH floods affecting many communities in the Northern Territory in the last two weeks (PD 10 Mar), the Northpharm pharmacy group has worked alongside health agencies and emergency services to maintain continuity of medicine supplies to communities and patients cut off by the ongoing emergency.
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Young vapers diss risks
Wednesday | Mar 18 2026YOUNG people rarely consider the health risks of vaping and regard it as normalised and socially embedded, according to recent Flinders University research into the perceptions and motivations of young vapers.
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Continuity key to rural pharmacy
Tuesday | Mar 17 2026THE Remote and Isolated Pharmacist Association Australia (RIPAA) has warned that the clinical models being promoted by national pharmacy bodies are structurally unsuited for Australia's most remote communities, proposing instead a model with embedded pharmacists at its core.
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Tackling the stigma of dandruff
Tuesday | Mar 17 2026RESEARCH commissioned by Key Pharmaceuticals has revealed the high social and emotional cost of dandruff, a common condition affecting around half the Australian population.
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Women’s health pilot gets mixed reactions
Monday | Mar 16 2026A NATIONAL women's health pilot designed to improve access to hormonal contraception and treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) was announced by the Federal Health Minister Mark Butler at APP2026.
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Fighting medicines misinformation
Monday | Mar 16 2026MEDSAWARE Deprescribing Action Week kicks off today, with this year's theme focusing on health misinformation, and Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) is asking: are you MedsAware or misinformed?.
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In-person visits drive sales
Monday | Mar 16 2026THE 2026 Community Pharmacy Industry Insights Report released by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, in partnership with Westpac, shows that Australia's community pharmacies continue to be the most accessible frontline primary healthcare provider.
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“Our future is ours to shape”
Friday | Mar 13 2026IN YESTERDAY'S opening plenary at APP2026, Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president Trent Twomey presented the highs and lows of the last year, from the rapid increase in prescribing pharmacists and the growth of Guild membership, to the ongoing impact of 60-day dispensing and challenges of federalism.
