Sealing the deal
What are the eleven key steps in buying or selling a pharmacy? Natalie Sirianni counts down the process Selling or buying a pharmacy can be a fairly long process, usually …
How birth control pill prescriptions by a pharmacist could broaden access and keep costs down
Jurisdictions in the United States are re-examining the role of the pharmacist in contraception, writes Sarah Lynch, Binghamton University, State University of New York Almost 50% of pregnancies in the …
Pharmacy in crisis
Pharmacy recruitment specialist Sue Muller says the staffing situation in community pharmacy is the worst it has ever been As I sit at my office desk on a beautiful Sunday …
Here’s what happened when codeine was made prescription only
No, the sky didn’t fall in, write Rose Cairns, University of Sydney and Nicholas Buckley, University of Sydney Fears switching the painkiller codeine to a prescription only medicine would lead …
‘Pharmacies compete fiercely on script prices.’
The current system benefits patients and drives competition on medicines, argues this community pharmacist The main features of the Australian Healthcare system are the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) and the …
The endowment effect
There’s a very good reason why you need to be aware of market conditions and not let your emotions rule when you’re selling your pharmacy, explains Natalie Sirianni It’s called …
Why Australian pharmacy supports World Pharmacists Day
Gilbert Yeates takes a look at why the profession is celebrating today, World Pharmacists Day “Safe and effective medicines for all” is the theme of this year’s World Pharmacists Day, …
Managing the goods
Leading pharmacy business expert Bruce Annabel provides his 10 essential tips for effective stock management Pharmacies following this guide are growing and earning high margins, Mr Annabel says. 1. Determine …
‘You are pharmacists, not retailers.’
Pharmacy business expert John Thornett says he picked up some valuable ideas at the recent Pharmacy Connect conference. Here’s his seven key learnings I find Sydney a very busy and …
Is pharmacy set for taxi-style deregulation?
Pharmacist Steve Flavel says the profession needs to change its approach to ownership regulations before the landscape changes around it The Parliamentary Inquiry into Community Pharmacy ownership has found several …
How rivalries between doctors and pharmacists turned into the ‘turf war’ we see today
Philippa Martyr, University of Western Australia, looks at the history of tension between pharmacists and GPs Would you like to go to your local pharmacy and buy prescription medicines without …
Keeping up with things
Failing to upgrade your business management software can be very costly indeed, says Fiona Dixon of HLB Mann Judd When talking to SMEs about their current accounting and business management …