Pharmacists get ready to join Victoria’s growing prescribing workforce

28 November 2025

Patient access to statewide pharmacy prescribing services has been accelerated with the launch of Monash University’s postgraduate course for pharmacists ready to join the state's prescribing workforce.

Announced by Victorian Government Minister for Health, the Hon Mary-Anne Thomas, Monash’s Australian Pharmacy Council accredited Graduate Certificate of Pharmacist Prescribing course will enable pharmacists to participate in the Labor Government’s Chemist Care Now program.

Developed by the University’s world-leading Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the course focuses on developing core prescribing skills relevant to the management of 22 primary care clinical conditions such as common ear infections, dermatitis and asthma.

The Monash course has been designed in collaboration with the University’s Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, along with international partners, drawing upon longstanding expertise in prescribing education. It has been built to meet a nationally consistent approach to prescribing education, with the curriculum being shared across the National Alliance for Pharmacy Education (NAPE).

Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor Arthur Christopoulos, said a patient-centric and collaborative approach is essential to preparing pharmacists to take on a community prescribing role.

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