Headlines
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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.
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AMR, antibiotic use increasing
Tuesday | Feb 17 2026ANTIBIOTIC prescriptions in Australia have increased, antibiotic resistance is on the up, and less than half the antibiotics given after surgeries were appropriate, according to the Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC)'s report on antimicrobial use and resistance in human health (AURA report) released today.
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Doctors demand evidence of scope safety
Monday | Feb 16 2026THE Royal Australian College GPs (RACGP) has called for "guardrails to protect patient safety", following a Western Australia Government announcement that a further 40 pharmacists will start prescriber training this month as part of the Enhanced Access Community Pharmacy Pilot (PD 08 Aug 2025), adding to the 50 already training.
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TWC launches women’s health focus
Monday | Feb 16 2026TERRYWHITE Chemmart (TWC) today launched a new national women's health focus, positioning its community pharmacists as a trusted frontline destination for women's health care.
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World-first clinical guide for MDMA
Friday | Feb 13 2026A NEW Australian Clinical Practice Guideline for the Appropriate Use of methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted psychotherapy (MDMA-AP) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been approved by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
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Is your pharmacy truly accessible?
Friday | Feb 13 2026CUSTOMERS are calling out for retail pharmacies to improve their store design and become more accessible, writes senior editor and advocacy manager Rosemary Ainley from patient-support group GHLF Australia.
