VPA Circular

The VPA Circular provides regular updates on regulatory matters, professional standards, and emerging industry issues to ensure stakeholders remain informed and compliant with their obligations.


VPA Circular

The VPA Circular provides regular updates on regulatory matters, professional standards, and emerging industry issues to ensure stakeholders remain informed and compliant with their obligations. This includes essential information regarding statutory requirements, policy developments, and best practice standards to the pharmacy sector.

Current Edition

07 Mar 2023

The VPA’s performance measurement framework includes information on its activities and intended outcomes. This includes targets under the Ministerial Statement of Expectations, service standards and statistics on VPA activities. A performance report is included on a quarterly basis.


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22 Dec 2022

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22 Dec 2022

22 December 2022
VPA Circular No. 31

Circular No. 31 - 22 December 2022

In this Circular

  • Chair’s message
  • Special focus
  • Pharmacy ownership audit program Year 3 and Program Evaluation Report
  • Update on the VPA Guidelines
  • VPA Standards FAQs
  • Update on the inspection report and VPA Self-Audit form
  • Applications: Update on the provision of approval information to PBS Approved Suppliers
  • Quarterly performance report
  • From the inspectors: A focus on managing S8 poisons
  • Did you know? Installation of automatic machines in pharmacies
  • For information: AHPRA registration renewal – implications of lapsed registration for owners
  • Resources

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24 Nov 2022

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24 Nov 2022

24 November 2022
VPA Circular No. 30


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14 Nov 2022

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14 Nov 2022

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27 Oct 2022

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26 Oct 2022

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The Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) regulates the ownership and operation of pharmacy businesses, pharmacy departments and pharmacy depots in Victoria.