Australian Journal of Pharmacy

Legislative changes to allow endorsed registered nurses to prescribe on the PBS are being backed by the Guild  Patients will be able to access medicines listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in a more timely manner, under reforms passed by the Senate, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia says. Guild national vice president, Simon Blacker, This content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.

Manufacturer makes “commercial decision to discontinue supply” of one of two PBS-listed long-acting injectable buprenorphine products  Sublocade is the latest in the growing list of medications being withdrawn from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in 2026. The sponsor of the long-acting injectable buprenorphine drug, Indivior announced that it will cease supply of the treatment to This content is restricted to registered users only.

The regulator found the product contains an undisclosed S4 medicine The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued a safety advisory over ITCHA SSS. The regulator said the capsules it tested contained the herb Citrus Aurantium (often known as bitter orange). Oxedrine is found in Citrus Aurantium, which is a schedule four medication. Each tested capsule This content is restricted to registered users only.

Discounter may face compensation claims, WA extends nasal vaccine program and Brett Macfarlane joins the AJP were among our most clicked on stories this week Chemist Warehouse is being urged “to take immediate steps to backpay” workers who have been required to obtain qualifications and perform higher work duties, while being paid Level 1 or This content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.

Hospital pharmacies to provide access to free antiretroviral medications to patients with HIV in South Australia  Removing cost as a barrier to accessing HIV medications will improve patients’ lives and help prevent transmission, South Australia’s Minister for Health and Wellbeing, Blair Boyer says. Under a measure introduced on 1 July 2026, patients living with This content is restricted to registered users only.

Sweeping retail changes will be introduced to try and stop harm from nitrous oxide The NSW Government says it’s cracking down on the ways nitrous oxide is sold, while also banning sales to teenagers. It follows escalating links between the substance and use of bulbs – commonly known as ‘nangs’ – and a range of This content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.

Survey finds women face higher costs and more challenges accessing medicines when they need them than men  Female patients are being held to a higher medicines access threshold, and are more frequently prescribed drugs no listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), a survey reveals. Data from Patients Australia’s Australian perspectives on medicines access report, This content is restricted to registered users only.

Medicine decision-making delays are affecting patients, pharmacists and the broader healthcare system, a professional body argues Lags in adopting new medicines and treatments are often felt by pharmacists on the frontline, with consequences for adherence, continuity of care, patient care and clinical outcomes, the head of a professional body says. While caution is a necessity This content is restricted to registered users only.

HMR caps: 'We are not stopping' PSA president Professor Mark Naunton has quoted Orwell in his welcome to CPC26, saying that it feels like “some animals… Pharmacist pill initiation a ‘desperate stopgap’: Greens State and territory governments are being accused to creeping “towards a Donald Trump United States approach to healthcare”, by allowing… Older pharmacists dropping rego Declining numbers of pharmacists aged 60 years and older are maintaining their registration, as profession’s ranks...

Plans for South Australia Pharmacy to take over the management of pharmacy services at two public hospitals are being welcomed by a union  South Australia’s decision to move to insource pharmacy services across the Flinders and Upper Northern Local Health Network (FUNLHN) is being backed by the Health Services Union. Pharmacy services across the This content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.