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Hospital exit simplifies business for Sigma
Sigma Healthcare eyes growth opportunities following sale of hospital business Disposing of its hospital pharmacy operations will free up capacity and capital for pharmaceutical wholesaler, Sigma Healthcare, chief executive, Vikesh Ramsunder …
No surge in demand for 60-day medications: wholesaler
Demand for medications available on 60-day prescriptions is yet to rise, wholesaler reports Concerns that the government’s double dispensing policy will fuel a surge in demand for impacted medications are …
World news wrapup: 21 September 2023
Eli Lilly takes action over copy-cat Mounjaro; Pope praises papal pharmacy staff; Pharmacist facing fraudulent export charges US: Pharmaceutical giant, Eli Lilly, is taking legal action against a number of …
Pharmacists ‘struggling’ to find prescribing preceptors
Suggestions that GPs in North Queensland are supportive of the state government pharmacy scope of practice pilot are inaccurate, a Mackay-based doctor claims Pharmacy Guild of Australia officials are “dreaming” …
Student grant winners revealed
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 PDL Student Grants! PDL CEO, David Brown, is pleased to announce this year’s winners from very high-quality applications for both domestic and international …
New standards break barrier to pharmacist vaccination services
Chickenpox and meningitis B are among diseases pharmacists can immunise against under new vaccination standards launched in NSW. Barriers blocking patients from accessing vaccination services are being broken down with …
Sigma plots seamless CWH onboarding
Services to Sigma Healthcare’ existing customers are unlikely to be adversely impacted by the wholesaler’s new supply deal with Chemist Warehouse (CWH). Pharmaceutical wholesaler, Sigma Healthcare expects that it’s …
Reject Labor’s advances
Pharmacists urged to say “no” to Labor MPs’ requests to use images of their pharmacies or staff to promote World Pharmacists Day Representatives of the Community and Pharmacy Support Group …
RACGP wants to play part in Tassie UTI trial
GP body seeks seat on Tasmania’s pharmacist prescribing trial’s working group Having previously walked away from steering groups for pilot programs looking at expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice, the …
TGA clamps down on medicinal cannabis ads
Regulator issues fines totalling $138,000 for alleged unlawful advertising of medicinal cannabis The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), has issued infringement notices to a Brisbane-based company and “an individual”, in relation …
Registration opens for new graduates
Final-year pharmacy students can now apply for registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia Pharmacy students who are due to complete their course in the next three months and have …
‘Big-box pharmacy chains’ the 60-day winners
Independent pharmacy job losses set to rise, Coalition Senator says, as Labor accuses the previous government of ‘bending over’ to Guild pressure The federal opposition continued to wage war on …