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Record pertussis cases stress need for action
Tuesday | Feb 10 2026With Australia experiencing its biggest rise in whooping cough cases in 35 years, alongside the lowest rates of childhood immunisation in a decade, doctors and public health experts are imploring the Australian community to get vaccinated.
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Meds continuity barriers
Tuesday | Feb 10 2026RESEARCH looking into factors related to continuity of medication when patients transfer from hospitals to residential aged-care facilities (RACFs) has highlighted shortcomings in transition-of-care processes, resulting in missed or delayed doses of medication for nearly one in four patients.
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Free flu shots, expanded vax scope in Qld
Monday | Feb 9 2026THE Queensland Government is providing an expanded free influenza vaccination program, enabling people aged six months and over to access free flu shots ahead of the 2026 peak flu season.
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APC opens consultation
Monday | Feb 9 2026THE Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) has opened consultation on the revised Accreditation Standards for Pharmacy Programs (2020), and is seeking feedback from health professionals, consumers, educators and other stakeholders.
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Tas enacts interstate prescriptions reform
Friday | Feb 6 2026THE Tasmanian Government has announced that pharmacists around the state will be able to dispense most prescriptions issued by interstate practitioners.
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UNSW tackles pharmacy skills shortage
Thursday | Feb 5 2026THE University of NSW is addressing Australia's pharmacy workforce shortage by preparing students for frontline care through its newly launched full-sized simulation pharmacy.
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Pride & Progress 2027
Thursday | Feb 5 2026THE one-year countdown for the Pride and Progress in Pharmacy Conference 2027 has begun, scheduled to take place from 04-06 Feb 2027 at Zinc Conference Centre in Melbourne.
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Guild’s $5k bursary for rural pharmacists
Wednesday | Feb 4 2026THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Rural Pharmacists Australia have launched the Rural Pharmacy Forum Bursary to help eligible rural pharmacists attend APP2026, which takes place from 12-14 Mar on the Gold Coast.
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APP exhibition sold out
Wednesday | Feb 4 2026THE Australasian Pharmacy Professional Conference and Trade Exhibition (APP) has announced its 2026 Trade Exhibition is now fully allocated, with exhibition stands sold out for next month's event.
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Sandoz expands biosimilar access
Tuesday | Feb 3 2026SANDOZ has announced the listing of the first aflibercept biosimilar, AFQLIR, on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), improving access to ophthalmology treatments for Australians living with multiple neovascular-related conditions.
