Breaking News
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In-store spend rises by 8%
Thursday | May 23 2024OUT-OF-POCKET spending at pharmacies grew by 8% faster than other medical healthcare services, revealed CommBank iO's Cost of Living Insights Report today.
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Program helps bridge ownership gap
Wednesday | May 22 2024PHARMACY broker AP Group has launched a Junior Partnership Program designed to facilitate the challenging transition from employee to pharmacy owner.
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Winners of Amcal awards
Wednesday | May 22 2024AMCAL Pharmacy Emerton in Western Sydney, led by Margaret and Curtis Rahnau, has been honoured as the Amcal Pharmacy of the Year 2024 at its national conference in Sydney.
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Amcal brand refresh to sharpen offer
Tuesday | May 21 2024THE 87-year-old Amcal group has refreshed its brand tagline to 'For you, for life', as unveiled yesterday to over 240 members, suppliers and partners at the group's national retail conference in Sydney.
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Sigma CW supply contract
Tuesday | May 21 2024AMID yesterday's Amcal brand refresh announcement (see page one), parent company Sigma Healthcare is also readying for the 01 Jul start of its wholesale supply contract with Chemist Warehouse Group, worth at least $3 billion in revenue in the first full year (PD 06 Jun 2023).
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267k vaccinated but more can be done
Friday | May 17 2024OVER a quarter of a million people have sbeen vaccinated against influenza this year through community pharmacies in Queensland, reported the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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CW slams $1 discount
Friday | May 17 2024CHEMIST Warehouse (CW) has slammed the freezing of maximum medicine co-payments, via the staged application of the discretionary $1 discount.
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PD breaking news – Large scale data hack at MediSecure
Thursday | May 16 2024Government investigating ransomware attack on script provider.
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NBCSP test age lowered
Thursday | May 16 2024THE Australian Government has lowered the age of eligibility for its free National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) to 45, unlocking access to the test kits to more than 1.6 million Australians.