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Latest news: Pharmaceutical
Pharmacy pill trial becomes 'business as usual'
More ways of expanding health care are being considered amid a GP shortage, with women to continue being able to access contraceptive pills at NSW chemists.
Sep 26, 2024
Patient warning over plan to ease GP load with pharmacy
The peak body for GPs has hit out at a NSW government plan to let pharmacies treat more health conditions to take pressure off doctors.
Sep 06, 2024
Doctors sore over radical pharmacist treatment plan
Patients could bypass GPs and be treated by pharmacists for some conditions under a proposed overhaul which has raised the ire of doctors.
Jul 25, 2024
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Push to expedite common anti-depressant amid shortages
The common anti-depressant Duloxetine is in short supply with pharmaceutical companies working to expedite shipments to address concerns about its availability.
Jul 08, 2024
Skin condition medications added to pharmacy trial
People experiencing skin conditions including eczema will be able to get treatment via a pharmacist and save a trip to the doctor under a NSW trial.
Jun 26, 2024
All clear for pharmacy prescriptions in 'win for women'
Women suffering from urinary tract infections can keep getting treatment at NSW pharmacies, rather than having to visit a doctor, as a trial is made permanent.
May 14, 2024
Three new party drugs sniffed out at pill testing site
Three new recreational drugs have been discovered at Australia's only fixed pill testing site, prompting health warnings with the effects not yet understood.
Jan 15, 2024
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Bleak warning after setback in medication fight
There's a bleak warning to patients and medical workers over fears serious infections are becoming more resistant to antibiotics as prescription rates jump.
Nov 15, 2023
Access to pill eased and more pharmacy scripts in sight
Women in NSW will be able to get the oral contraceptive pill through their local pharmacy rather than visiting a doctor for a prescription in a year-long trial.
Sep 27, 2023
Prescription pilot just the tonic for pharmacists
Pharmacists will be able to prescribe medications and administer more vaccines under a pilot program being expanded throughout Queensland.
Sep 25, 2023
Speaker lays down the law after parliament protest
No leniency will be shown to future protesters in the public gallery of the House of Representatives after dozens of pharmacists disrupted proceedings.
Sep 05, 2023
Pharmacists shelve medicines campaign as talks begin
The federal government has entered into talks with the peak body representing pharmacies as its 60-day medicine dispensing policy kicks off.
Sep 01, 2023
Confidence low among pharmacists after medicine change
A new study has found confidence in the pharmacy industry has dropped to a decade low in the wake of a government policy change on the dispensing of medicines.
Aug 17, 2023
World-first psychedelic treatment plan launches
In a world first, Australian psychiatrists are now able to prescribe ecstasy and magic mushrooms to certain eligible patients.
Jun 30, 2023
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Cuts to cost of dwarfism drug to save families millions
A new drug to treat dwarfism has been slashed from $330,000 a year to $30 a script, enabling thousands of families to receive treatment at home.
May 24, 2023
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