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9 strategies used to increase prescription prices
Pharmacy owners and managers have used a range of measures to mitigate against the impacts of 60-day dispensing including increasing prices for prescription medicines, a report shows Almost 60% of …
‘A visionary ahead of her time’: Vale Gabrielle Cooper OAM
Tributes have poured in after esteemed pharmacist Professor Gabrielle Cooper OAM passed away on Wednesday (23 April 2025) after a brief illness Professor Cooper spent several decades working across practice …
The push for MedTech tariff exemptions
Listed sleep apnoea mask-maker Resmed says it’s reprieved from US President Trump’s tariffs for now and its CEO will push for all MedTech to be exempt in his other role …
The week in review
Pharmacists’ views on 60-day dispensing changes and 8CPA, climbing flu and measles rates and ‘wrong patient’ incidents were among the topics that captured readers this week Community pharmacists are feeling …
World news wrapup: 24 April 2025
Canadian group demands action on opioid diversion; Walgreens settles opioid allegations; Taiwanese pharmacists protest over Chinese medicine business ownership British Columbia: Addiction Medicine Canada has written to the province’s health …
Entrepreneur circles StrongRoom AI
The sale of StrongRoom AI appears to be getting closer, with the start-up’s debt transferred to a pharmacy-linked entrepreneur Pharmatech StrongRoom AI fell into administration last month, with key venture …
‘None of the people in these cases had naloxone on hand’
Australians expect defibrillators to be available in public places to help save lives – why not naloxone? argues one pharmacy expert following an inquest into protonitazene deaths Victorian coroner David …
8CPA satisfies: barometer
Community pharmacists are significantly more upbeat when it comes to the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) than its predecessor, research shows Pharmacists are reporting higher levels of confidence in the …
60-day strategies here to stay
Measures implemented in response to the government’s double dispensing policy are unlikely to be rolled back by pharmacy owners Changes introduced under the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) are unlikely …
Bankers hoping CWH co-founders cash in
Investment banks are lining up to tempt Chemist Warehouse co-founders to cash in Sigma holdings Bankers looking for “a big pay cheque” are eyeing up Sigma Healthcare shares held by …
Confidence hits all-time high
Almost two years after the government rocked the community pharmacy sector with its plan to implement 60-day dispensing, confidence is higher than ever Confidence in the community pharmacy industry is …
Does a CPD plan have to be written?
A pharmacist’s registration has been cancelled after he lied about his recency of practice in order to get into pharmacy ownership The case also raised the issue of whether a …