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CWH are among their investors – and they just upped their share in Sigma to 17%
So who are HMC Capital and why should you know about them? Over the past three months a company best known for its real estate assets has been not-so-gently buying …
Sigma’s retail pharmacy strategy fraught: analysts
Consolidation plan could end up benefitting competitors more than Sigma, says MST Marquee Sigma Healthcare’s plan to consolidate its retail pharmacy offering into just two brands could be a difficult …
The week in review
It was a busy week for Ahpra, plus another round of the UTI turf wars and a new critique of the ownership and location rules The latest Productivity Commission report …
Policy on education quality
FIP has released a new statement of policy, outlining standards for assuring the quality of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences education The International Pharmaceutical Federation has made the statement available here. …
CPD statement
The International Pharmaceutical Federation has published a new Statement of Policy on continuing professional development FIP said it recognises that pharmacists acquiring, developing and maintaining professional competence throughout their careers …
Clonidine dose error not spotted
A pharmacist allegedly made a mistake while compounding a clonidine suspension, and a child was admitted to hospital The Pharmacy Board has published a new case study, which it says …
Autonomous prescribing a ‘core task’ for pharmacists: Twomey
To smooth the way towards potential autonomous pharmacist prescribing, the Pharmacy Board has announced that it will develop accreditation standards for related education programs These programs would qualify and equip …
If you think scrapping COVID isolation periods will get us back to work and past the pandemic…
… then it’s time to think again, write C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney; Brendan Crabb, Burnet Institute; and Nancy Baxter, the University of Melbourne COVID is an exceptional disease and …
The top ten
There’s a surprise number one in our list of the ten most read stories on the AJP website over the previous month In a break with AJP tradition, a business …
Call to reinstate diabetes drug to PBS
Former Health Minister points to biosimilar drugs in response to petition over PBS listing of diabetes medication Former Minister for Health and Aged Care Greg Hunt’s response to a petition …
Pharmacists ‘underutilised at a time of huge demand.’
A leading doctor says six out of seven patients receiving antibiotics for UTIs could be misdiagnosed by pharmacists, while the NSW Guild says that pharmacists’ skills are needed in the …
Roster change affecting child care sparks dismissal dispute
Did this pharmacist resign her job freely… or was she constructively dismissed? The Fair Work Commission has heard the case of a pharmacist who tendered her resignation from the suburban …