Priceline’s media account up for grabs
After nine years with one agency, pharmacy’s pinkest multi-million dollar account has been put out to tender The valuable and highly-prized Priceline media account has been put out to tender …
GSK’s $1.5b payday
Brit pharmaco scores big with discount selloff of Haleon shares British pharmaceutical giant GSK has sold off 240 million shares in consumer health operation Haleon raising around GBP804 million (AUD$1.5 billion) …
AFT to pay first dividend as income soars 20%
Kiwi Maxigesic owner posts $NZD20m profit boosted by licensing income AFT Pharmaceuticals, the New Zealand-headquartered outfit best known for its Maxigesic ibuprofen/paracetamol combination, will pay its first dividend in its …
Kiwis drop NZD$5 script copay
July change will cost AUD$580.6m over four years, says NZ health minister The New Zealand government will remove its NZD$5 (AUD$4.69) copayment for prescription medicines, the country’s health minister Ayesha …
Coronation, television and heroin dominate discourse
May 1953; Heroin slowly banned as AJP shows deference to newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II – with cautionary notes from the US on how television will change society No doubt …
ATO drops case against pharmacy outfit in administration
No explanation given about abrupt Federal Court dismissal of case over almost $2.8m in unpaid GST/super A Federal Court case launched by the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation to wind up …
Aust manufacture of mental health psychedelics on the way
Meanwhile prominent therapist warns of potential limitations of MDMA and psilocybin therapy Leading international cannabis operation Virtura Health – known as the Amazon of medicinal cannabis – may begin manufacturing …
Goodbye Malouf, hello Ramsay
Rebranding of Queensland group acquired by controversial pharmacy banner in 2017 finally picks up pace Five formerly Malouf Pharmacies have been rebranded with the Ramsay Pharmacy banner last week in …
Hospital pharmacists owed thousands; union
Threats of escalation as years-long Royal Hobart Hospital dispute remains unresolved, says HACSU The Tasmanian government is facing union accusations of failing to settle a long-identified significant underpayment of hospital …
Chemist Warehouse boasts 540+ ANZ outlets
ANZ expansion continues apace with 17 new stores since year’s start, group announces on LinkedIn Chemist Warehouse’s expansion continues undiminished with the disruptor retailer claiming it now has 540 stores …
UTS $5.7m staff underpayment bill
Institution signs Fair Work Enforceable Undertaking after reporting casual staff were underpaid over 7-year period The University of Technology Sydney will have to repay $4.4 million in underpaid wages and …
How would pharmacists deal with nationalised health?
May 1943; WWII still raged but pharmacists were looking ahead to the end of hostilities – and discussing with trepidation a looming national social security system The bombing of Darwin …