Headlines
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Blackmores profit dives
Tuesday | Aug 29 2017BLACKMORES has described 2016/17 as a "rebalancing year" after two years of exceptional growth, this morning reporting a 42% decline in net profit after tax to $58 million.
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Stada Australia BioQ deal
Monday | Aug 28 2017STADA Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd has announced a new agreement with San Francisco-based BioQ Pharma Incorporated for the commercialisation of three ready-to-use infusion pharmaceuticals in Australia and New Zealand.
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Vic pharmacist reprimand
Monday | Aug 28 2017A 29-year-old Victorian pharmacist has been formally reprimanded by the state's Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), in a case referred by the Pharmacy Board of Australia in relation to self-administration of oxycodone and alprazolam.
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New Scottish pharmacy plan
Friday | Aug 25 2017THE Scottish government has published a new nine-point plan which aims to transform pharmacy and primary care in Scotland.
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CW launches TV program
Friday | Aug 25 2017CHEMIST Warehouse is set for further exposure, with the national debut of a new free-to-air TV program this weekend.
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CHF urges primary reform
Thursday | Aug 24 2017PHARMACISTS should be "better equipped to work in collaboration, and their roles better integrated with general practice," according to an issues paper released yesterday by the Consumers Health Forum.
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EBOS reports record profit
Thursday | Aug 24 2017EBOS Group Limited this morning released its financial results for the year to 30 Jun, with net profit after tax up 4.9% to NZ$133.3 million.
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Guild retracts Ramsay claims
Wednesday | Aug 23 2017PHARMACY Guild president George Tambassis has "unreservedly and unconditionally" withdrawn incorrect statements made in letters to Medicines Australia (MA) and the Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association of Australia (GBMA) (PD 10 Aug) in relation to the procurement practices of Ramsay Health Limited.
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Ramsay buys Malouf Group
Wednesday | Aug 23 2017RAMSAY Health Care's ambitions to expand further into community pharmacy have taken a significant step forward, with the company confirming it will add 18 pharmacies across Queensland.
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Pharmacy first for pain
Tuesday | Aug 22 2017SANOFI Consumer Healthcare has released new research indicating that at least 45% of consumers will visit their pharmacist for pain relief in the first instance after codeine-containing products are rescheduled in Feb 2018.