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Join Australia’s fastest-growing pharmacy organisation!

Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) embraces the entire profession across our membership, a truly representative peak body supporting and recognising advanced pharmacy practice, from hospitals to everywhere medicines are needed. 

AdPha, formerly known as SHPA, supports your potential and the care you can provide, beyond the building you work in, through access to leading education, training, resources and networks of practitioners working across more than 30 specialty areas. 

Become an AdPha member, transform your career and expand your expertise by joining Australia's nearly 6,000-strong community of leading pharmacists, pharmacy interns, pharmacy students and technicians.


Membership fee: $615 (inc. GST) 

Full Pharmacist membership is for pharmacists who have general registration to practice pharmacy in Australia or a person who is qualified to practice pharmacy outside Australia. See AdPha's constitution for a full definition. 

Please provide your Ahpra number on your application as registration status is checked prior to membership being granted

Join as a Full Pharmacist Member

Membership fee: $140 (inc. GST)

Provisional Pharmacist membership is for pharmacists who have provisional registration to practice pharmacy in Australia under an intern training program (or equivalent). See AdPha's constitution for a full definition. 

Please provide your Ahpra number on your application as your registration status is checked prior to membership being granted.

Join as a Provisional Pharmacist Member

Membership fee: $245 (inc. GST)

A member who no longer practices (permanently) or holds general registration to practice. 

To apply for (or change to) former/retired membership, please contact us at membership@adpha.au.

Membership fee: $245 (inc. GST)

A pharmacy technician or assistant, qualified by training or experience, to carry out functions and activities that do not require professional judgement by a pharmacist in a hospital or other medical establishment. See AdPha's constitution for a full definition. 

Join as a Technician Member

Membership fee: FREE

Student membership is for the period of your enrolment as a pharmacy student. See AdPha's constitution for a full definition. 

Please provide a photocopy of your student membership card with your application, as your current student status will be checked prior to membership being granted.

Join as a Student Member

Full Pharmacist & Fellow Member fees:  
Half-yearly: 2 x $320 (total $640); quarterly: 4 x $164 (total $656); monthly: 12 x $57 (total $684) 
Or save with a one-off annual payment of $615

Technician Member & Former/Retired:
Half-yearly: 2 x $130 (total $260); quarterly: 4 x $68 (total $272); monthly: 12 x $24 (total $288) 
Or save with a one-off annual payment of $245

Provisional Pharmacist Member:
Half-yearly: 2 x $74 (total $148); quarterly: 4 x $40 (total $160); monthly: 12 x $14 (total $168) 
Or save with a one-off annual payment of $140

Please note: instalment payments incur administration fees.

Life Membership is a prestigious honour awarded by AdPha to individuals who have made significant and sustained contributions to the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia, now trading as Advanced Pharmacy Australia, over 50 years. Life Members are recognised for their sustained leadership, advocacy, and volunteer service. This status grants them voting rights and exempts them from membership fees, acknowledging their invaluable impact to SHPA/AdPha and their ongoing commitment to its mission. 

SHPA/AdPha members will be automatically elevated to Life members once 50 years of continuous membership has been reached.  

Through a collaborative partnership between the New Zealand Hospital Pharmacists' Association (NZHPA) and Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha), NZHPA members can unlock access to specialised products and services offered by AdPha, including the Communities platform, home to Specialty Practice, and free access to the Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy (ANZCAP). 

This collaboration is designed to foster mutual understanding and enhance the practice of hospital pharmacy in both countries. By working together, we can support the growth and development of our members, ensuring they have access to the resources and opportunities needed to excel in their professional journeys.  

To become a NZ Affiliate member, please contact NZHPA to include on your renewal invoice or when joining.


Membership terms and conditions


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AdPha memberships are renewed annually. Members who do not renew by the specified date may lose access to member benefits.

If you need to change your membership type, please contact us.