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The technology question
Pharmacy has suffered some body blows in recent months, but does technology offer options for the future that the profession can utilise to enhance healthcare and financial security? With community …
What are your 60-day strategies?
Now is the time for pharmacies to develop their response strategy to 60-day dispensing. John Thornett suggests some tactics that should be considered In the past, Community Pharmacy Agreements provided …
Every dark cloud has a silver lining
These are dark times for community pharmacy, but there may be a silver lining if you’re prepared to reach for it say Glenn Guilfoyle and Norman Thurecht Every dark cloud …
The dragon and the bubble
The pandemic profit bubble may have burst, but pharmacy’s now widely accepted role as a highly valued interface in the health system should provide more incentive than ever to push …
More than ever, pharmacy matters
Find out about our curated collection of articles from two of the leading experts in pharmacy retail and business advice Pharmacy Matters: Success Factors for Pharmacy is a book …
Looking into the Budget
Pharmacy has been delivered a massive blow with 60-day dispensing, however there were some minor wins in the federal budget. Marcus Evitt of Peak Strategies looks at the key points …
Pharmacy’s ‘date that will live in infamy’
The federal government revealed its plan for 60-day dispensing on 26 April, a watershed moment for community pharmacy. What does it mean? And how can we respond? On the 8th …
The 60 day disaster
Everyone in the community pharmacy sector must take every opportunity to speak out about the double dispensing decision, says John Thornett For 26 years, I have been a Chartered Accountant …
Making a better offer
Five ways to make your offer more attractive when buying a pharmacy Buying a pharmacy is difficult in any market, but particularly in the current market where pharmacies are selling …
Finding ‘the King’
There are many so-called kings we encounter in our lives, but in business, there is only one king. Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour explain the best and worst ‘king hits’ …
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 …
Uncertainty lies ahead
Community pharmacies have yet to see the impact of rising interest rates on their retail performance, says business specialist John Thornett But when this impact does start to be felt …