Chemist Warehouse’s huge $550m pre-tax profit
Owners give themselves a $287 million dividends payday as turnover cracks the $3b mark Buoyed by the huge online surge in sales during the COVID lockdowns, Chemist Warehouse turned over …
Wizard to cast $50m spell on investors
WA banner group employs “big four” consultancy Ernst & Young to find funds to more than double its footprint Independent Western Australian banner group Wizard Pharmacy has done a deal …
World news wrapup: 20 October 2022
Sex for pills pharmacist sentenced in the US; Toronto crime wave; UK Health Secretary shares prescription meds with a friend Media, Pennsylvania: A pharmacist has been sentenced to four years’ …
Rethink needed on dispensing rules
Flood crisis prompts renewed calls for restoration of continued dispensing arrangements The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is reiterating previous calls for the Federal Government to reinstate full continued dispensing …
‘Pharmacists deserve to be paid the same rate.’
While some pharmacies will be able to provide Japanese encephalitis virus vaccines in SA, they will be getting paid less than GPs to deliver it – and less than the …
PSA announces ConPharm23
National president Dr Fei Sim reaffirms support for accredited pharmacists with Adelaide to host the event The PSA has announced it will again be hosting ConPharm23 for accredited pharmacists next …
‘Surge in requests’ for continued dispensing in flood emergency
Some pharmacies in northern Victoria are closed while others are doing their best despite significant damage, as heavy flooding sweeps the country’s east Pharmacists in affected areas have taken to …
Guild formalises $19 co-pay call
Pre-Budget submission says cut could “more than halve the cost of over 70% of PBS-listed medicines,” as Guild angles for community sector to dominate the aged care consult market The …
MedAdvisor to take over Project Stop
New GuildLink owner underlines commitment to security in wake of massive Optus data breach Project Stop will progressively be moved from its current GuildLink home to the PlusOne platform over …
Reducing the risk
Researchers investigating the link between omega-3 status and risk of preterm birth provide advice to pharmacists about OTC omega-3 products in pregnant women SA Pathology and the South Australian Health …
‘Unwelcome surprise’ in store for pharmacy scope patients: docs
The RACGP has slammed planned remuneration for pharmacy scope trial pharmacies, as the AMA schedules a meeting with the Health Ombudsman and the Guild says the trial offers choice The …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Improving management of urinary tract infections in residential aged care facilities Antimicrobial resistance rates are higher in Australian residential aged …