News
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Resilience, passion driving success
Tuesday | Oct 7 2025THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's (PSA) pharmacist-to-pharmacist advice line launched at the same time the COVID pandemic really kicked off, leaving the pharmacist on the end of the line, Amanda Fairjones, scrambling to cover the deluge of calls.
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eNRMC conformance crunch
Friday | Oct 3 2025PHARMACISTS have raised concerns about the rapidly approaching end of the transitional arrangement for the use of Electronic National Residential Medication Charts (eNRMC), with systems that are non-conformant no longer able to be used for prescriptions after 21 Oct - an extension of the original cut-off date of 01 Oct.
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CWH extends NRL partnership
Friday | Oct 3 2025CHEMIST Warehouse has extended its long-standing partnership with the National Rugby League (NRL), with the partnership set to continue until the end of the 2029 season.
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Public holiday Mon
Friday | Oct 3 2025THERE will be no Monday edition of Pharmacy Daily due to a public holiday.
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All treats, no tricks
Friday | Oct 3 2025CUSTOMERS have a chance to win the ultimate Halloween treat haul - a year's supply of Glucojel beans and bears.
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Prilocaine/lidocaine overdose warning
Friday | Oct 3 2025THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has warned of the risk of overdose when using prilocaine/lidocaine cream (EMLA and various generic brands) in young babies, after investigating two recent adverse event cases.
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New CHO for Qld
Friday | Oct 3 2025CHRIS Owen, President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland, has welcomed the announcement of Dr Marianne Gale as Queensland's next Chief Health Officer (CHO) and Deputy Director-General, Population Health Division.
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Call for needle-free flu vax in Tas
Friday | Oct 3 2025THE Tasmanian Government has been urged to follow the lead of other states and territories and commit to a rollout of free intranasal influenza vaccines for children from next year (PD 02 Oct).
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Dispensary Corner 03 Oct 25
Friday | Oct 3 2025PRESCRIBING medicine is so old-school - why not prescribe a holiday instead?.