e-pharmacy to hit 1b users within five years
Report says OTC products will continue to dominate and urges business to simplify processes for ageing population The global e-pharmacy market will increase 28% by 2027, taking the number of …
Local pharma exec hit with record jail sentence
Prison and $2m in fines as court finds local company and former export manager guilty of criminal cartel conduct over price-fixing, bid-rigging and more Queensland-based pharmaceutical company Alkaloids of Australia …
TGA consultation signals Government vaping crackdown
Proposed reforms aimed at stopping children from getting vapes products include plain packaging, no flavours and stricter import rules and labelling laws A government push to stop children vaping and …
TGA threatens influencers with jail and $1m+ fines over Ozempic
Regulator puts social media figures on notice over illegal promotion and advertising of diabetes drug for weight-loss as shortages continue Advertising Ozempic for weight-loss can land people in jail or …
Chemist Warehouse sued by Victoria’s Secret
US beauty and lingerie behemoth alleges discount chain has been carrying counterfeit versions of its fragrances – while CWH declares itself “confident” of product authenticity Victoria’s Secret has taken Chemist …
Stop-gap diabetes drug vanishes from market
Meanwhile imported Ozempic and Trulicity is out there…if patients can find it – it’s just not subsidised and up to pharmacies to decide price, says Health Department A type-2 diabetes …
GP prices send patients to pharmacy
New research shows more than 10% now check with local pharmacist first on health issues A decline in bulk-billing, GP prices hikes and shortages have all had an effect in …
Chemist Warehouse snares prestige Melbourne site
CWH owners consortium pays over $5m for “prime strip retail property” in upmarket suburb as existing CWH Melbourne site also sells A group of Chemist Warehouse owners has paid $5.325 …
“Lumpy” licensing lag hits AFT profits
Kiwi pharmaco behind Maxigesic sees net profits down 2/3 year-on-year but leadership remains upbeat about the future Lower licencing income and increased growth in spending were factors which saw the …
And then there were 115; Blooms The Chemist blooms
Large indie banner group gets larger as it adds a Priceline defector and two indies to the group New pharmacies in the Sydney suburbs of Crow’s Nest, Gladesville, and Penrith …
Pharmacists lack contraception resources: research
Lack of remuneration, training and technical assistance holding back profession from providing better contraception advice, new survey shows Community pharmacists feel they lack “the necessary resources” to provide quality patient-centric …
MyDispense wins teaching excellence gong
Free online dispensing simulator sees Monash’s pharmacy faculty take out AFR Higher Education Award for teaching and learning excellence MyDispense, an online simulator developed at Monash University, which allows pharmacy …