Headlines
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New COVID vax available
Monday | Dec 11 2023THE new COVID-19 vaccine to target the current Omicron variant of the virus will be available in community pharmacies throughout Australia from today.
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Guild warns of Sigma and CW merger
Friday | Dec 8 2023THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has stated that the imminent merger of Sigma Healthcare and Chemist Warehouse "poses significant questions and risks" in a statement released Thu night.
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CAPS calls upon doctors
Friday | Dec 8 2023THE Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) has penned a letter this week calling upon doctors to reject the 60-day dispensing policy, which it says is negatively impacting vulnerable patients.
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Sigma to reverse list CW
Thursday | Dec 7 2023SIGMA Healthcare (SIG) is reportedly about to close on a deal which would see it reverse list the $3 billion Chemist Warehouse business on the ASX.
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Latest ED stats show full scope need
Thursday | Dec 7 2023NEW data showing that 44% of Australians wait four hours or more in emergency departments (ED) has highlighted the urgent need for health professionals including pharmacists to work to their full scope of practice, The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has argued.
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Editor’s choice: the little moments of luxury in personal care
Thursday | Dec 7 2023WITH over one million units claimed to be sold worldwide, Gem, an Australian-made, dentist-driven and high-performing oral care range, has launched into 461 Priceline stores nationwide and online recently.
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NIP vax fee starting soon
Wednesday | Dec 6 2023THE Department of Health and Aged Care and the Pharmacy Programs Administrator (PPA) have announced that the National Immunisation Program Vaccinations in Pharmacy (NIPVIP) Program will commence on 01 Jan 2024, with registration and claiming available on the PPA Portal from this date.
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Roche weighs up Carmot
Wednesday | Dec 6 2023ROCHE has agreed to take over unlisted obesity drug developer Carmot Therapeutics for US$2.7b (A$4.1b) upfront, joining a list of contestants seeking to challenge the dominant makers of weight-loss drugs Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, Reuters has reported.
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Cannabis clinic boom causes concern
Wednesday | Dec 6 2023TO CATER for the booming billion-dollar medicinal cannabis market, various clinics that offer both prescription and dispensing services under the one roof have been popping up, often resembling sleek day spas, positioned in tourist hotspots such as the Gold Coast.
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SA’s first 24-hour National pharmacy
Tuesday | Dec 5 2023NATIONAL Pharmacies will open its first 24/7 pharmacy in Adelaide as part of a State Govt initiative to provide South Australians with around-the-clock access to pharmacy services and medicines.