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Ramsay pharmacy revenue up 7.1%
Private hospital giant looking to expand retail pharmacy portfolio and develop its “digital front door” Ramsay Pharmacy, the modest retail pharmacy operation of private hospital giant Ramsay Health Care, has …
To fund or not to fund 24-hour pharmacies?
Governments in South Australia and the Northern Territory are adopting opposing views on funding 24-hour pharmacies South Australia’s state government will provide a total of $900,000 to three pharmacies to …
TWC tops 540 stores as EBOS posts record result
Community pharmacy/TWC help drive EBOS growth, with strong balance sheet positioning it for “further growth opportunities” EBOS has posted another record half year result for the first half of the …
Sigma parts ways with joint venture partner
WholeLife deal ends after four years as part of broader Sigma focus and restructure WholeLife Pharmacy & Healthfoods group has announced the end of its joint venture business relationship with …
Brokers to merge under Attain banner
Pharmacy sales specialists, Attain Business Brokers and Victorian Pharmacy Brokers (VPB) are set to join forces on 31 March The merger will see VPB Principal, Ken Green, and Paul Meehan, …
Chemist Warehouse launches Optometrist Warehouse
Limited openings in 2023 to be followed by “mass network rollout”, says company Chemist Warehouse is looking to disrupt the optometry business in the same way it has the retail …
Chemist Warehouse associated interests buy department store
Consortium buys property immediately adjoining existing CWH pharmacy…again A consortium made up of interests associated with Chemist Warehouse (CWH) has purchased a former department store in the NSW northern rivers …
Gender pay-gap reopens for interns
Pharmacy interns continue to report earning the lowest median salaries of Australian university graduates, with female graduates earning less than their male peers Data from the Quality Indicators for Learning …
No option but to take industrial action: PPA
Union members to vote on protective action as enterprise agreement talks stall at National Pharmacies. Employee pharmacists at National Pharmacies stores will be balloted regarding industrial action over the …
National Pharmacies’ staff set to vote on protected action
Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) will hold a protected action ballot of National Pharmacies employees after the Fair Work Commission (FWC) approved the move. Authorising the action, FWC Deputy President, …
Recognise pharmacists as prescribers: Petition
Pharmacy bodies are being urged to unite behind a petition calling on the House of Representatives to extend Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) provider numbers to pharmacists. Melbourne-based pharmacist, Pardeep …
GuildLink drives MedAdvisor revenue growth
Medication management platform, MedAdvisor’s acquisition of GuildLink is bearing fruit with the former Guild Group subsidiary making a significant contribution to the firm’s revenue growth. Announcing its 2023 financial …