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The week in review
Prime minister pledges co-pay cut, opposition’s promise to always work with the profession and who was named Australia’s top pharmacy were among the stories that had pharmacists talking this week …
Policy shift needed to boost biosimilar uptake: Halton
Boosting uptake of biosimilars will require practitioner change and a policy rethink, GBMA chair says Australia is “underdone on penetration in the market” when it comes to uptake of biosimilar medications, …
Top 20: CWH founders shoot up rich list
Three new Chemist Warehouse names have been added to the Australian’s Richest 250 list, as the founders shoot up the wealth ladder following Sigma merger Chemist Warehouse founders Jack Vance, …
‘We want you to do it. Take it up.’
Queensland scope of practice and contraceptive pilots to become business as usual, health minister announces Health and Ambulance Services minister Tim Nicholls made the announcement at the APP conference on …
Sigma posts full-year loss
Wholesaler Sigma Healthcare reported a dip in profit in its final full-year standalone results before the Chemist Warehouse (CWH) merge Sigma posted a statutory loss of $13.8m for the year …
Australia’s top pharmacy named
Complete Care Pharmacy Rosny Park, Tasmania, has been named the Pharmacy of the Year for 2025 The announcement was made during the opening plenary of the Pharmacy Guild’s Australian Pharmacy …
Shadow minister promises to always work with pharmacy
Opposition health spokesperson Senator Anne Ruston has pledged to consult with the community pharmacy sector on issues affecting it, and patients’ health The senator was speaking at the Pharmacy Guild’s …
Pharma groups back $25 script pledge
Pharmacy groups have welcomed the Albanese Government’s pre-election pitch to cut the subsidised medicine cap to $25 per script Under the cost of living funding pledge, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese …
CWH, Sigma brands to ‘showcase opportunity of combined strengths’
The head of Sigma Healthcare says he will share plans for future brand growth and meet with prospective pharmacist recruits this week on the Gold Coast This year’s Australian Pharmacy …
Full scope will be transformational: Twomey
Empowering pharmacists to work to their full scope to fix Australia’s healthcare crisis, Guild president says Pharmacists working to their full scope of practice “it not a revolution… it is …
‘Today we have liftoff:’ PM announces co-pay cut
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese used the APP conference on the Gold Coast to announce a further cut to the general PBS co-payment “I’m very pleased, and this is an appropriate …
PM slams Dutton track record on health
The Opposition has matched Labor’s commitment to slash the general PBS co-payment, but the prime minister cautions about history Ahead of her presentation today (Thursday 20 March 2025) at the …