Code of Ethics review

July 2025 to June 2026

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), in partnership with the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, is undertaking a review, update and further development of the Code of Ethics for Pharmacists (the ‘Code’).  The Code is a fundamental resource that articulates the values of the pharmacy profession and expected standards of ethical behaviour of pharmacists towards individuals, the community and society. The Code underpins the professional practice of all pharmacists in Australia.

The core objectives are to:

• review, revise and further develop the Code to align with contemporary pharmacy practice and the expectations of the profession and the wider community
• deliver a revised Code with increased clarity on emerging ethical issues (e.g. broadening scope of practice, increased compounding, expansion of digital systems that provide clinical information to pharmacists)
• support pharmacists to implement the revised Code to enable pharmacists to continue to provide the highest quality of care in their daily practice.