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Pharmacies warned after Chemmart ACCC decision
The ACCC has accepted an administrative undertaking on behalf of Chemmart following concerns about its myDNA genetic test The ACCC says it was concerned that statements in Chemmart’s catalogues, television …
NaturEd Pharmacy wins business plan award
A team of bright stars from the University of Auckland has taken out this year’s Pharmacy Guild of Australia National Student Business Plan Competition. The winning team of Akhila Puthigae, …
Half still don’t know stroke signs
Fifty per cent of Australians still don’t know the signs of stroke, putting them at serious risk of disability or even death, the Stroke Foundation says. With National Stroke Week …
Guild highlights pharmacy transformation tools
The Guild has highlighted a range of tools and support available to help pharmacies transform their businesses in a way that will deliver better outcomes for patients, and stronger businesses …
CPD Plan: deadline looming
Pharmacists are reminded to complete a compulsory Continuous Professional Development Plan to meet the looming September 30 deadline, PSA warned today. Under new Pharmacy Board of Australia requirements, every registered …
Location rules here to stay
Abolishing location rules would be ‘stupid policy’, Stephen King argues, but modifications are likely It would be “extremely surprising” if the Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Review panel recommended abolishing …
Wholesalers not ‘thrown under the bus’: Guild
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says it did not “throw the wholesalers under the bus” during 6CPA negotiations. Professor Stephen King, chair of the Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation review panel …
Think about space and design in your pharmacy
Failing to do so will lose your business customers, says expert Pharmacy owners are not maximising the design of the work environment, Willach Australia’s managing director John Koot told delegates …
Pharmacist pleads guilty to importing ice pipes
A WA pharmacist has pled guilty in court after attempting to import more than 2000 ice pipes into the country Hoang Nam Nguyen, who owns the Cloud 9 chain of …
Statins review ‘should lay the issue to rest’
A leading heart health stakeholder has welcomed a major review published in The Lancet that conclusively highlights the benefits of using statins outweighs the risks. “The number of lives saved …
The week in review
The King Review has again been the hot topic of the week in pharmacy, with the final consultative forum being held as a live webcast from Canberra on Wednesday. The …
Poll: how should CPAs be negotiated?
The King Review Discussion Paper opened a Pandora’s Box of questions about how pharmacy could and should be structured – including looking at the way the Community Pharmacy Agreements are …