First Monash cohort ready to join Victoria's growing pharmacist prescribing workforce

7 October 2026

More than 120 students graduating from Monash University’s Graduate Certificate of Pharmacist Prescribing this year are poised to help patients access care across the state, as the Victorian Government today adds new conditions to the Chemist Care Now Community Pharmacist Program.

The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Certificate, which launched last year in response to the evolving responsibilities of pharmacists, directly supports the Victorian Government’s Chemist Care Now program, training pharmacists to deliver even better quality of care to their patients.

Health Minister Ingrid Stitt today visited TerryWhite Chemmart Footscray to announce two new conditions will join the Chemist Care Now Community Pharmacist Program.

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