Headlines
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CWH smelling $1b sweet
Friday | Jan 25 2019ALREADY controlling around 70% of the pharmacy fragrance market, Chemist Warehouse (CWH) has set its eyes on even greater targets with hopes of turning that sector of the market into a billion dollar business.
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SHPA plots 2023 strategy
Thursday | Jan 24 2019THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has today released its five-year strategic plan, describing it as a "blueprint to advance Australian pharmacy by supporting world-leading practice for the optimal care of all people within the Australian health system".
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Pharmacy of the Year finalists named
Thursday | Jan 24 2019THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia yesterday named six pharmacies as finalists in the 2019 Pharmacy of the Year competition.
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API, Sigma plan progresses
Thursday | Jan 24 2019AUSTRALIAN Pharmaceutical Industries yesterday confirmed it was in "constructive dialogue" with rival Sigma Healthcare about progressing the recently unveiled merger proposal (PD 17 Dec).
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PSA supports pill testing
Wednesday | Jan 23 2019THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has released a new position statement in support of a trial of pill testing and drug checking services.
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TBN celebrates record
Wednesday | Jan 23 2019TOTAL Beauty Network (TBN) has this month hosted its Jan pharmacy conference, following a massive 2018 which saw DB Cosmetics, Raww and Colour by TBN sales topping more than five million units across Australia and NZ.
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Corum calls remuneration EGM
Wednesday | Jan 23 2019LISTED pharmacy software supplier Corum Group yesterday announced an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), to allow its shareholders to vote on a "spill motion" in relation to the company's board of directors.
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Pharmacy asthma action
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019PHARMACISTS are being urged to ask parents if their kids have an up-to-date asthma action plan, with the National Asthma Council Australia issuing a warning about a tripling in asthma cases as children return to school after the holidays.
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GP slams dispensing costs
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019GOLD Coast GP Evan Ackermann has written an argument against pharmacy dispensing charges for chronic disease medicines, calling for longer term supply packs to reduce patient costs.
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More busts in formula ring
Monday | Jan 21 2019POLICE have arrested a 31-year-old man at Sydney Airport this morning, in connection with his alleged role in the "coordinated theft" of more than $1 million worth of baby formula from retail outlets across Sydney.