Headlines
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Harassment continues at discounter
Monday | Aug 26 2019A FORMER pharmacist who outlined her experience of sexual harassment while working at one of Australia's "largest discount pharmacies", in a blog (PD 16 Aug), has reported a number of women have contacted her saying a culture of abuse persists within the group.
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EBOS upbeat on Chemist Warehouse
Friday | Aug 23 2019EBOS says it is preparing for its "next wave of growth" in the 2019/20 financial year, after commencing its new exclusive pharmaceutical distribution agreement with Chemist Warehouse on 01 Jul.
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Another rural doc shortage
Friday | Aug 23 2019A regional NSW politician has declared a "crisis" due to a shortage of doctors working in district hospitals across the state which was threatening the health and safety of rural and regional residents.
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Visa changes to lead to GP shortage
Thursday | Aug 22 2019CHANGES to Australia's working visas will see 800 fewer doctors coming to the country over the next four years, exacerbating GP workforce shortages, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia warns.
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Guild fails pharmacy: AMA
Thursday | Aug 22 2019DISCOUNT pharmacy groups threaten to undermine the Pharmacy Guild of Australia's arguments against deregulation of the sector, an Australian Medical Association (AMA) representative claims.
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Chemist Warehouse drops Jones
Wednesday | Aug 21 2019DISCOUNT pharmacy group, Chemist Warehouse, has bowed to pressure from activists calling on it to drop its sponsorship of radio shock-jock, Alan Jones' show on 2GB, following his controversial comments about New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern.
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Rural paper falls short
Wednesday | Aug 21 2019THE complex role community pharmacy plays in regional and remote parts of Australia is not fully appreciated in the National Rural Health Commissioner's (NRHC) consultation paper on allied health services in the bush, the Rural Pharmacy Network Australia (RPNA) believes.
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Priceline, SiSU extend deal
Wednesday | Aug 21 2019AUSTRALIAN Pharmaceutical Industries (API) will expand the health station offering across the entire national Priceline Pharmacy network, extending its exclusive partnership with SiSU Health Group for a further five years.
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NT uni to drop pharmacy program
Tuesday | Aug 20 2019CHARLES Darwin University in the Northern Territory is set to phase out its pharmacy program over the next two to three years, with the institution telling Pharmacy Daily the course is simply not attracting enough students.
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Ramsay case not civil
Tuesday | Aug 20 2019A CASE brought by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia against Ramsay Health Care relating to pharmacy ownership (PD 17 Sep 2018), has been summarily dismissed by the Supreme Court of NSW.