Pharmacy chain’s $2.8 m Super/GST tax department debt
Government bid to wind-up former Pharmacy 4 Less hits Federal Court The Deputy Commissioner of Taxation has applied to have My Wholesale Pharmacy Pty Ltd – formerly known as Pharmacy …
Penicillin V shortage prompts SSSI from TGA
Manufacturing issues responsible for Phenoxymethylpenicillin drought, says regulator A Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) has been made by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to help manage the shortage of the …
Sigma strategic pain necessary to improve outcomes: Ramsunder
CEO outlines path back to sustainability – and Amcal and DDS are front and centre of that plan Sigma Healthcare has been through “a significant period of necessary change” but …
When the going gets tough…the big start acquiring
Australia’s major banner groups are almost all heralding expansion of some description, but with rising interest rates and wages, significant inflation and the end of the COVID boom, what does …
Gone in 60 seconds…Ozempic’s latest disappearing act
Just when you thought supplies were improving, sponsor and TGA now foresee supply problems until end of June 2023 It was a brief respite but now much-hyped diabetes and more-often-than-not …
Guild, docs ‘put your guns down’ in scope battle: Tascone
CWH boss weighs in on scope of practice and why pensioners are being shafted by PBS pricing The Pharmacy Guild and doctors’ peak bodies should take a “hand-in-hand” approach to …
Supermarket threat spawned Chemist Warehouse
While the creep of new players into pharmacy is “inevitable”, pharmacy owners should focus on their own business, says CWH’s Mario Tascone It was the fear of disruption from supermarkets …
Pharmacy rules exclude young pharmacists from ownership
Restrictive policies also strangle innovation and “don’t serve” the community, CWH boss tell AJP Pharmacy location rules inflate the value of existing pharmacies, keep the next generation out of ownership …
Gance wins Entrepreneur Of The Year award
CWH co-founder a “disruptive pioneer”—pips six others to regional gong from “big four” consultancy EY Chemist Warehouse co-founder and chairman, Jack Gance, has been named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year …
What full scope pharmacy looks like: an English perspective
While broader scope makes the job worthwhile “it’s not for the faint-hearted” warns Brit APP panelist The cost of setting up consulting rooms and other infrastructure, cost and workforce educational …
Back in black; the gentle Sigma turnaround
But tough times ahead as interest rates and inflation “impact consumer spending” though banner consolidation is “on track” Sigma Healthcare has gently reversed its fortunes, reporting a modest profit $1.8 …
Australia still prone to “radical” shortages post-pandemic
GBMA’s Jane Halton says pandemic lesson is pricing, lack of market influence and geography still leave Australia’s medicines supply vulnerable A senior pharma industry leader has warned Australia is still …