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Tobacco control to tighten
One state cracks down on the vape trade, while another sees a seizure of illicit nicotine products – as well as alleged illicit sildenafil South Australia’s Malinauskas Labor government has …
Election priorities: fund, upskill and permit to prescribe
One stakeholder group releases its 2025 federal election platform, calling on all political parties and independents to unlock the full potential of pharmacists – and it’s “not just a wish …
PBS ‘not for sale and is not up for negotiation’
Both the major parties reject US lobby group’s PBS push Prime minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition health spokesperson Senator Anne Ruston have said that they will not accept proposals from …
Price disclosure went too far: Halton
Accelerated and simplified price disclosure measures have created “perverse outcomes”, the program’s architect says Government policy designed to secure cheap prices for medicines needs to be updated, former Department of …
Services to be key to 9CPA
Pharmacy owners get four years’ warning to embrace full scope of practice or risk missing out on funding in the 9CPA Pharmacies that do not implement new services as the …
The week in review
Prime minister pledges co-pay cut, opposition’s promise to always work with the profession and who was named Australia’s top pharmacy were among the stories that had pharmacists talking this week …
Policy shift needed to boost biosimilar uptake: Halton
Boosting uptake of biosimilars will require practitioner change and a policy rethink, GBMA chair says Australia is “underdone on penetration in the market” when it comes to uptake of biosimilar medications, …
Top 20: CWH founders shoot up rich list
Three new Chemist Warehouse names have been added to the Australian’s Richest 250 list, as the founders shoot up the wealth ladder following Sigma merger Chemist Warehouse founders Jack Vance, …
‘We want you to do it. Take it up.’
Queensland scope of practice and contraceptive pilots to become business as usual, health minister announces Health and Ambulance Services minister Tim Nicholls made the announcement at the APP conference on …
Sigma posts full-year loss
Wholesaler Sigma Healthcare reported a dip in profit in its final full-year standalone results before the Chemist Warehouse (CWH) merge Sigma posted a statutory loss of $13.8m for the year …
Australia’s top pharmacy named
Complete Care Pharmacy Rosny Park, Tasmania, has been named the Pharmacy of the Year for 2025 The announcement was made during the opening plenary of the Pharmacy Guild’s Australian Pharmacy …
Shadow minister promises to always work with pharmacy
Opposition health spokesperson Senator Anne Ruston has pledged to consult with the community pharmacy sector on issues affecting it, and patients’ health The senator was speaking at the Pharmacy Guild’s …