News
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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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Global full scope perspectives
Wednesday | Feb 18 2026INTERNATIONAL pharmacy leader and Canadian pharmacist, Christine Hrudka, will return to APP in 2026 to share her strategic insights on expanding pharmacy scope of practice.
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PHI premiums up
Wednesday | Feb 18 2026HEALTH Minister Mark Butler yesterday announced an average private health insurance premium increase of 4.41%, effective from 01 Apr 2026.
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New CEO for Sanofi
Wednesday | Feb 18 2026FRENCH pharma giant Sanofi has announced former Merck KGaA CEO Belen Garijo as its new CEO, taking over from Paul Hudson whose tenure was ended early.
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Speeding up heart valve response with SLOW
Wednesday | Feb 18 2026LEADING heart charity Hearts4heart is launching its 'SLOW Symptoms' campaign during Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week (16-22 Feb 2026) in an effort to change Australia's dangerously slow response to heart valve disease.
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Kenvue joins Pharmx marketplace
Wednesday | Feb 18 2026PHARMX has announced that consumer health company Kenvue has joined the platform, with more than 450 Kenvue SKUs are now available to order on the Pharmx Marketplace.
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Mag-Sup powder – a better way to absorb magnesium
Wednesday | Feb 18 2026MAG-SUP powder is a high absorption magnesium supplement for use in magnesium deficiencies.
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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.
