Bring College home: Scanlon
College co-founder backs PSA’s takeover bid ahead of vote Members of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia are being urged to back the organisation’s bid to takeover the Australasian College of …
ASIC approves Sigma’s new financial reporting dates
Sigma shifts financial year to align with Chemist Warehouse following merger Sigma Healthcare is being granted relief by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to shift its financial reporting …
‘I’m not going anywhere’: Verrocchi
Chemist Warehouse co-founder commits to five more years of expansion There will be no slowing down for Chemist Warehouse boss, Mario Verrocchi, after the completion of the discounter’s merger with …
‘I always thought pharmacy would be deregulated’: Verrocchi
Sigma merger “goes a long way to fixing” regulations preventing pharmacists from passing their business to their non-pharmacist children, Chemist Warehouse boss says Pharmacy’s ownership rules were a factor in …
Sim gives reasons to back College takeover
Pharmacists are being urged to exercise their vote on the PSA’s proposed acquisition of the Australasian College of Pharmacy Associate Professor Fei Sim the national president of the Pharmaceutical Society …
Sigma set for ASX50
Pharmacy wholesaler opens trading as Australia’s 22nd biggest company following Chemist Warehouse merger Sigma Healthcare is set to join the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) top 50 (ASX50) next month, following …
‘We’ve established ourselves as the leaders of this industry’
“Good things come to those who wait… the best things come to those who believe,” Chemist Warehouse founder, Mario Verrocchi said after the company debuted on the ASX Today’s listing …
Banks boost Sigma stakes
Goldman Sachs and Citigroup take “substantial” positions in Sigma ahead of merger with Chemist Warehouse International investment banks, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, have announced themselves as substantial shareholders in …
No fifth dose in Mounjaro KwikPen: Lilly
Patients using Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro are being reminded that the KwikPen injection devices should be discarded after four doses Residual liquid leftover after patients have injected their fourth dose of …
Government not in a position to list cannabis on PBS: Butler
Health minister acknowledges cost barriers for patients seeking medicinal cannabis, but says the government has no control over prices suppliers charge Patients prescribed medicinal cannabis are being urged to seek …
Restrictive ownership laws a risk for Sigma
Sigma Healthcare is flagging the potential for a state regulator to reject an application by a Chemist Warehouse franchisee as a risk to growth and profitability Potential delays to the …
Equity required for proposed rural loadings
Calls for additional funding for rural pharmacies are being welcomed, but the proposed model needs refining, remote pharmacists say Funding proposals aimed at addressing challenges rural pharmacies face in delivering …