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Chemist Warehouse continues Melbourne real estate expansion
Second significant property purchase by discounting giant in metro area in almost as many weeks Chemist Warehouse (CWH) has bought the property housing one of its pharmacies directly, becoming its …
A deluge of applications
For a fifth consecutive month record numbers of overseas-qualified pharmacists are requesting to practice in Australia The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) is continuing to receive record numbers of applications from …
Legal stoush over Vagisil and Vagisan trade marks – again
Consumers at “real risk” of being confused by product monikers, claims Vagisil maker Manufacturers of feminine health product line Vagisil have begun action in the Federal Court against the manufacturers …
Reward for ‘stalwart of our profession’
SHPA reveals the winner of its 2022 Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award Described as a “stalwart of our profession”, Deirdre Criddle has been awarded the 2022 Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award. Ms …
e-pharmacy to hit 1b users within five years
Report says OTC products will continue to dominate and urges business to simplify processes for ageing population The global e-pharmacy market will increase 28% by 2027, taking the number of …
‘They want to stop community pharmacy.’
A Liberal senator has launched a blistering attack on a Bill which would significantly limit pharmacists from donating to political parties Queensland Greens Senator Larissa Waters has reintroduced the Commonwealth …
The week in review
As many of Australia’s hospital pharmacists congregate in Brisbane, we looked at some of pharmacy’s stars… and continued to hear from angry doctors Congratulations to Tom Simpson, who was elected …
Pharmacy Board advice ‘trampled:’ docs
The AMA has launched a video attack on pharmacy prescribing trials, calling them “second-class policy solutions” State governments have a responsibility to answer questions about “why they are determined to …
‘A once-in-a-generation agenda setter.’
Professor Michael Dooley receives 2022 Fred J Boyd Award from SHPA Professor Michael Dooley, Director of Pharmacy at Melbourne’s Alfred Health and Professor of Clinical Pharmacy of the Faculty of …
The boundaries are shifting
We stand at an inflection point in Australian pharmacy, and the boundaries of our profession are shifting, writes Tom Simpson Contemporary complex healthcare is driven by integration and specialisation and …
‘A future defined by what we do, rather than where we work.’
Tom Simpson has been elected as President of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia 2018 Tasmanian Pharmacist of the Year and recipient of the 2019 SHPA Medal of Merit, …
Local pharma exec hit with record jail sentence
Prison and $2m in fines as court finds local company and former export manager guilty of criminal cartel conduct over price-fixing, bid-rigging and more Queensland-based pharmaceutical company Alkaloids of Australia …