Headlines
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CW kicks off AFL alliance
Friday | Feb 10 2017CHEMIST Warehouse Group (CW)has announced a new partnership with the AFL Women's (AFLW) league as the official chemist retail partner, launching a new TV campaign for the occasion.
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Guild demands ABC satisfaction
Friday | Feb 10 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has called on the ABC to apologise and retract a story in which it suggested the Guild had paid a donation to the Australian Labor Party to achieve a specific policy outcome on the PBS co-payment measures proposed in the 2014 Budget.
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NSW compounding probe
Friday | Feb 10 2017THE Pharmacy Council of NSW is seeking expressions of interest to undertake a Commissioned Research Project into pharmacy compounding of medicines.
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New ethics code released
Thursday | Feb 9 2017THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has formally released a revised Code of Ethics for Pharmacists, with the new version following a comprehensive review.
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S3 advertising QUM positive
Thursday | Feb 9 2017LAWS that prohibit consumer advertising of Schedule 3 medicines are out of step with international practice and deliver no public health benefit, according to the Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI).
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GuildCare into the cloud
Wednesday | Feb 8 2017GUILDLINK has announced the launch of GuildCare NG, a new cloud based software framework that the company said had taken 18 months to develop, was "more functionally intuitive" and "provides a more valuable and future proof solution for our partner pharmacies".
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Pharmacy Alliance expands
Wednesday | Feb 8 2017INDEPENDENT pharmacy group SmarterPharm has announced it will merge with Pharmacy Alliance, in a move aimed at boosting resources and support for members (PD breaking news yesterday).
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ACP urges new approach
Tuesday | Feb 7 2017AUSTRALIAN College of Pharmacy president Georgina Twomey says Australia needs a model of product down-scheduling which allows pharmacists with mandated training and screening tools to supply certain products.
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TWC specialty meds pact
Tuesday | Feb 7 2017TERRY White Chemmart yesterday announced a "breakthrough partnership" with ZEST which will see the large scale delivery of specialty medicines and associated support programs through community pharmacy.
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MDR ramps up services
Monday | Feb 6 2017ASX-LISTED pharmacy software company MedAdvisor (MDR) has announced the completion of the first stage of the integration of MedAdvisor and its recent acquisition Healthnotes, with the new software for broader pharmacy services now ready for introduction (PD breaking news Fri).