Headlines
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TWC call to “ovary-act”
Wednesday | Feb 27 2019OVER the course of some 13 years of coordinating morning teas, cake stalls and other fundraising events, community pharmacy network TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) has announced it has raised more than $1.35 million for Ovarian Cancer Australia (OCA).
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Blackmores CEO resigns
Wednesday | Feb 27 2019LISTED complementary medicines company Blackmores has announced the resignation of its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Richard Henfrey (pictured) after only 18 months in the top role (PD breaking news yesterday).
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RUM to save our food chain
Wednesday | Feb 27 2019CANBERRA University Professor Ross Thompson (pictured) has reminded the public that unwanted or expired medicines can be returned to any PBS-approved community pharmacy as part of the Return Unwanted Medicines (RUM) project, a system designed to protect our food chain.
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Pharmacy wins cosmetics race
Tuesday | Feb 26 2019MORE than 5.3 million Australian women purchase cosmetics in an average six months, up from under 4.8 million women in 2014, according to the latest Roy Morgan Research data.
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Voter health and costs angst
Tuesday | Feb 26 2019THE Ipsos Issues Monitor survey published in Fairfax media over the weekend has confirmed the time is right for action to address voters' concerns about health and the cost of living, a Pharmacy Guild of Australia spokesperson said.
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MedAdvisor revenue >$2m
Tuesday | Feb 26 2019LISTED digital medication management company MedAdvisor has recorded its first quarter with revenue exceeding $2 million.
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Vaccination access is key
Tuesday | Feb 26 2019THERE are two main contributors to under-vaccination: "acceptance and access" factors, according to an Insight article in the latest MJA.
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‘Profound’ respect for Quilty
Monday | Feb 25 2019David Quilty is to retire as the Executive Director of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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Mayne strong derm pipeline
Monday | Feb 25 2019MAYNE Pharma has released its results reported for the first half of 2019 with strong growth in revenue (up 13%), gross profit at $160.4m, up 67%, EBITDA reported at $65.4m, up 184% on the prior corresponding period (pcp) (PD breaking news Friday).
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TWC ovarian cancer fundraiser
Friday | Feb 22 2019TERRYWHITE Chemmart pharmacy at Clyde conducted a very successful morning tea event raising funds and awareness for Ovarian Cancer Australia at the pharmacy and generating $3,250.