Headlines
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Med safety initiative for intellectual disability
Monday | Jul 28 2025THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has announced a new initiative to improve medicine safety and health outcomes for people with intellectual disability.
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Pharmacist-initiated menopause clinic
Monday | Jul 28 2025INITIATIVES around menopause management are firmly in the spotlight this year, with millions of dollars allocated in federal budget spending and the listing of new HRT treatments on the PBS (PD 10 Feb).
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RIPAA: More support needed in remote areas
Friday | Jul 25 2025THE Remote and Isolated Pharmacist Association Australia (RIPAA) has welcomed the WA Government's initiative to subsidise the cost of training for expanded scope of practice, in particular the higher subsidy offered to rural pharmacists in MM3-7 (PD 22 Jul).
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Health info trust fragmenting
Friday | Jul 25 2025INSTITUTIONS and experts are no longer the sole gatekeepers of health information, and peers, influencers and social platforms now play a central role in shaping health behaviours, according to new data launched this week from the 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: Trust and Health in Australia.
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Gen med standards updated
Thursday | Jul 24 2025ADVANCED Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has released a newly updated pharmacy practice standard for general medicine.
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Pharmacists underutilised in chronic pain
Thursday | Jul 24 2025THE National Pain Report 2025 - Pain Takes A Nation, was released this week by peak consumer body Chronic Pain Australia, tying in with National Pain Week from 21-27 Jul.
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Inaugural PCHS Elevate success
Thursday | Jul 24 2025THE Symbion Pharmacy Choice healthSAVE (PCHS) group held its inaugural pharmacist and retail training event, Elevate, on 04 Jul in Sydney.
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PSA names national vaccination champion
Wednesday | Jul 23 2025MELBOURNE community pharmacist Anna Theophilos (pictured) has been chosen by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) as its inaugural 'Vaccination Ambassador' following a month-long nationwide search (PD 16 Jun).
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Scripty marks one year of ASL
Wednesday | Jul 23 2025OEXA, the company behind the Scripty app, is celebrating one year of Active Script List (ASL), a boon for patients managing multiple medications (see page three).
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Patients’ perspective on eScripts and tracking apps
Wednesday | Jul 23 2025PHARMACY Daily invited Senior Editor and Advocacy Manager Rosemary Ainley, from patient-support group GHLF Australia, to discuss a topic from the perspective of patients.
