Headlines
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From awareness to action
Monday | Feb 23 2026SHINGLES Awareness Week is rebranding this year to Shingles Action Week, as a result of research showing that knowledge alone is not enough.
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Improving meds management
Monday | Feb 23 2026RESEARCHERS at Monash University and Flinders University have released a new guide on how to establish and lead a quality improvement collaborative (QIC) that supports senior healthcare professionals, managers and leaders across healthcare settings looking to improve medication management practices.
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More nuanced rural policy needed
Friday | Feb 20 2026THE Remote and Isolated Pharmacist Association of Australia (RIPAA) is calling for a fresh approach to the future of healthcare in rural and remote pharmacy that recognises unique challenges facing thin markets.
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SPS hosts First Nations student camp
Friday | Feb 20 2026THE Sydney Pharmacy School (SPS) recently hosted the Sydney Pharmacy First Nations student camp, with the aim of encouraging those currently in years 9-11 to study pharmacy at the University of Sydney.
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Priceline records strong 1H26 growth
Thursday | Feb 19 2026WESFARMERS has released its first half year financial results for 2025-26, with the Wesfarmers Health division recording an 8.4% increase in revenue and a 35.7% rise in earnings (PD breaking news).
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Parental vaccine hesitancy increasing
Thursday | Feb 19 2026PARENTAL acceptance of routine childhood vaccines is trending downward, according to a large national survey looking at factors influencing childhood vaccination.
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CWH raises $168k for SHE
Thursday | Feb 19 2026CHEMIST Warehouse stores in Tasmania have raised $168,837 through an in-store donation campaign in support of Tasmanian-based SHE Gynaecological Cancer Group.
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Call for real-time shortages guide
Wednesday | Feb 18 2026AS MEDICINE shortages increasingly force frontline clinical staff into high-stakes treatment decisions that can put patient safety at risk, Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has called on the Federal Government to establish a real-time clinical guidance service to assist healthcare professionals in managing medicine supply disruptions.
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Action needed on deprescribing barriers
Wednesday | Feb 18 2026RESEARCH led by Monash University and published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology has found that while most community pharmacists routinely dispense high risk psychotropic medicines, fewer than half initiated discussions on deprescribing.
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Guild: RACGP all talk, no action
Tuesday | Feb 17 2026THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia WA branch has called out the Royal Australian College of GPs for questioning patient safety in the Enhanced Access Community Pharmacy Pilot (the EACPP), yet declining to play a role in developing quality and safety protocols for the program.
