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Winners of Amcal awards
Wednesday | May 22 2024AMCAL Pharmacy Emerton in Western Sydney, led by Margaret and Curtis Rahnau, has been honoured as the Amcal Pharmacy of the Year 2024 at its national conference in Sydney.
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Amcal brand refresh to sharpen offer
Tuesday | May 21 2024THE 87-year-old Amcal group has refreshed its brand tagline to 'For you, for life', as unveiled yesterday to over 240 members, suppliers and partners at the group's national retail conference in Sydney.
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Sigma CW supply contract
Tuesday | May 21 2024AMID yesterday's Amcal brand refresh announcement (see page one), parent company Sigma Healthcare is also readying for the 01 Jul start of its wholesale supply contract with Chemist Warehouse Group, worth at least $3 billion in revenue in the first full year (PD 06 Jun 2023).
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267k vaccinated but more can be done
Friday | May 17 2024OVER a quarter of a million people have sbeen vaccinated against influenza this year through community pharmacies in Queensland, reported the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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CW slams $1 discount
Friday | May 17 2024CHEMIST Warehouse (CW) has slammed the freezing of maximum medicine co-payments, via the staged application of the discretionary $1 discount.
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NBCSP test age lowered
Thursday | May 16 2024THE Australian Government has lowered the age of eligibility for its free National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) to 45, unlocking access to the test kits to more than 1.6 million Australians.
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Vax disease linked to common cold
Thursday | May 16 2024NEW research led by Flinders University has uncovered a link between a COVID-19 vaccine complication and a rare disease brought on by the common cold.
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Budget makes meds more accessible
Wednesday | May 15 2024PEAK industry bodies have welcomed Labor Government's 2024-25 Commonwealth Budget handed down last night, which introduced financial relief measures aimed at assisting patients and community pharmacies.
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Closing the Gap payments
Wednesday | May 15 2024AFFORDABLE healthcare for more Australians was highlighted in yesterday's Federal Budget, with funds allocated to services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
