TerryWhite Chemmart kicks off first annual expo
A Chemplus expo has been widened to welcome all members of the TerryWhite Chemmart group More than 350 people, including hundreds of pharmacy owners and pharmacy staff, have come together …
From knitting to lawnmowers: more GPs slam Amcal pathology
Pharmacy pathology screening has been likened to “getting your car serviced at the lawn mower shop” by a leading GP Dr Edwin Kruys, Acting President of the Royal Australian College …
Pharmacists should ‘stick to their knitting’
AMA president Dr Michael Gannon has drawn ire for telling pharmacists to “stick to their knitting” over pathology tests After Sigma announced that it would offer pathology health screenings throughout …
The week in review
Pharmacy has been under fire from several directions this week, as the dust settles following the release of the King review interim paper Pharmacy was condemned in mainstream media this …
Illicit drugs: a snapshot
A new report by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission has revealed trends in the supply and demand of illicit drugs Minister for Justice Michael Keenan launched the report alongside ACIC …
‘Busy battlers’ keep going despite winter ills
Worrying attitudes towards colds and flu have been highlighted by a new survey Nearly 40% of Australian adults prefer to “push through regardless” and carry on as normal when they …
Pharmacy screening ‘opportunistic, wasteful’
The Australian Medical Association has slammed pharmacy pathology testing, calling it “bordering on irresponsible” On Monday 26 June, Sigma’s Amcal Pharmacy network rolled out a pathology testing initiative, under a …
Vitamin D not on Aussies’ radar
One in five Australians have “no idea” about what benefit vitamin D has Australians lack awareness about vitamin D – despite nearly 25% being deficient in the vitamin, new research …
$15 million for CSO wholesalers
Wholesalers have welcomed CSO changes which will see them receive $15 million extra in offset funding The National Pharmaceutical Services Association, Australia’s peak organisation representing full-line pharmaceutical wholesalers, says it …
Pharmacy attacked over King Review financial survey
A CHF spokesperson writing in the Guardian has taken aim at the Pharmacy Guild as media pile-on continues Communications Director for the Consumers Health Forum Mark Metherell has penned a …
Greg Hunt to open PSA17
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt will officially open PSA17 PSA National President-elect Dr Shane Jackson says he is delighted to confirm Mr Hunt will open PSA17 as a keynote speaker …
Two robberies in Bankstown, Yagoona
A pharmacy worker has been slashed in the face with a screwdriver in one of two pharmacy robberies in the Bankstown area NSW Police are investigating two armed robberies in …