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CWH franchisees hit ‘sell’ – again
Institutional investors snap up Sigma shares, as Chemist Warehouse franchisees cash-in Close to 100 million Sigma Healthcare shares were traded before the opening bell rang on Monday (14 April 2025), …
Staff need to know how to use paper
Healthcare workers need to be trained to use paper-based medication management systems in the digital age, pharmacist warns Hospital pharmacists, nurses and doctors need know how to use traditional paper-based …
Pharmacy fined over ‘alleged’ cannabis production
Queensland-based pharmacy cops $75,000 fine over alleged “unlawful manufacturing of medicinal cannabis products” The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued four infringement notices to the Caloundra-based Summit Pharmacy Pty Ltd …
Mixed news on tariffs
Pharma not entirely insulated from Trump’s tariff plans despite an initial strong market reaction, says Mike Taylor It says a great deal about investor perceptions of the relative safety of …
Potential for AI ‘enormous’: pharmacist
AI promises to deliver efficiencies in healthcare, but it will not replace health professionals, pharmacist says Artificial intelligence (AI) has “enormous” potential to support the delivery of healthcare, digital health …
Deal secures StrongRoom AI March wages: administrator
StrongRoom AI will keep the lights on this month after one of the pharmatech’s key investors struck a deal with administrators during the fire sale campaign The EVP Opportunities …
CMO urges Aussies to get vaccination
Australians are being advised to take proactive steps to protect themselves from serious illnesses by getting vaccinated Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Anthony Lawler, is urging Australians to access vaccinations …
PSA celebrates WA’s top pharmacists
Pharmacy pioneers honoured at PSA WA awards night Innovative GP pharmacists, an academic and an intern with a focus on harm reduction have been recognised by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s …
The week in review
‘The Chemist Warehouse effect’ on pharmacy spend, redundancies after pharmatech fraud claim and why a compounder entered a semaglutide undertaking were among the top stories this week Almost half of …
‘I’m on the campaign trail’
Tanya Plibersek fronts at a pharmacy for her flu shot Federal Minister for the Environment and Water and Member for Sydney Tanya Plibersek attended Adore Compounding Pharmacy in Rozelle this …
Chemist Warehouse satisfies
Discount giant lands customer satisfaction award Research company, Roy Morgan, has named Chemist Warehouse as its Pharmacy of the Year for the fourth time. The award was given to …
New twist for debt-ridden hospital operator
Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator and rumoured takeover target says it’s willing to hand back a Sydney hospital to the state Healthscope, which operates 38 private hospitals, has recently been …