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Sigma set for ASX50
Pharmacy wholesaler opens trading as Australia’s 22nd biggest company following Chemist Warehouse merger Sigma Healthcare is set to join the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) top 50 (ASX50) next month, following …
‘We’ve established ourselves as the leaders of this industry’
“Good things come to those who wait… the best things come to those who believe,” Chemist Warehouse founder, Mario Verrocchi said after the company debuted on the ASX Today’s listing …
World news wrapup: 13 February 2025
UK woman dies after pharmacy ‘tick- box’ exercise; pharmacist suspended over anti-vax autism statements; Dublin Chemist Warehouse-Boots property stoush Suffolk, UK: A coroner has recommended a review of online prescription …
Wages ‘stagnating’ despite rising workload, cost of living
Pharmacists say their pay hasn’t increased alongside a growing list of responsibilities, but this job agency thinks owners will be forced to step up to secure trained staff Many pharmacists …
‘We cannot afford to have people like that in a health system’
Police and health authorities are conducting investigations into two nurses following the publication of a video on social media Authorities are condemning views expressed by two NSW Health employees in …
Banks boost Sigma stakes
Goldman Sachs and Citigroup take “substantial” positions in Sigma ahead of merger with Chemist Warehouse International investment banks, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, have announced themselves as substantial shareholders in …
No fifth dose in Mounjaro KwikPen: Lilly
Patients using Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro are being reminded that the KwikPen injection devices should be discarded after four doses Residual liquid leftover after patients have injected their fourth dose of …
Spotlight: Mitch Budden
‘Be curious, be proactive,’ says Mitch, an ECP working on the NSW Pharmacy Trial, and the first pharmacist recognised through the ANZCAP independent pathway Mitchell Budden currently works as a …
‘Ignorance of that fact is not a defence in itself’
What is the Pharmacy Board looking for when it comes to pharmacists who have been notified against… and when should you tell it about your legal history? The AJP spoke …
Student told dates he was a registered practitioner
Claiming to be a registered practitioner when one is not is a “serious risk,” says Ahpra A man who was studying medicine at the University of Sydney has been convicted …
Poll: the national UTI and contraceptives trials
What do you think about the Albanese government’s women’s health package? Earlier this week (Sunday 9 February) the federal government announced a $573.3 million investment in women’s health, including new …
Government not in a position to list cannabis on PBS: Butler
Health minister acknowledges cost barriers for patients seeking medicinal cannabis, but says the government has no control over prices suppliers charge Patients prescribed medicinal cannabis are being urged to seek …