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Ramsay completes Symbion switch
Ramsay Pharmacy eyes growth following completion of transition to Symbion as its first-line wholesaler Ramsay Health Care’s pharmacy division has confirmed it has completed its switch from Paragon Care to …
World news wrapup: 25 March 2026
Tributes for Iranian pharmacist killed in bombing; US southern state aims for OTC ivermectin; pharmacies across Europe hit by system outage Tehran, Iran: The BBC has reported on some of …
‘This is an area to make haste slowly’
A Labor MP has used his daughter’s DVT – as well as her conception – to illustrate his concerns about pharmacists initiating oral contraceptives This week (Monday, 23 March 2026) …
Race for Infinity down to four
After receiving close to 300 expressions of interest in acquiring all or part of the collapsed Infinity Pharmacy Group, administrators have narrowed it down to four bidders Long-time suitor, Chempro, is …
‘Increasingly adversarial’ debate around pharmacist prescribing
The current conversation is having a direct impact on willingness of GPs to engage pharmacists for HMRs and RMMRs, according to leading employer in aged care Australia is at a …
New senior exec joins National Pharmacies team
London-born retail executive Alex Palin has been appointed chief customer officer for National Pharmacies Palin is to take up his new role today, Monday 23 March 2026. Palin has worked …
More Aussies eligible for senior flu jab
The adjuvanted influenza vaccine Fluad has now been approved for Australians aged 50 and over Fluad has been funded in Australia since 2018 for adults aged 65 and over on the National Immunisation …
‘Throw the book’ at PBS fraudster: Guild
As Sydney pharmacist and Ferrari enthusiast pleads guilty to $5.1 million fraud, the Pharmacy Guild condemns his behaviour The Daily Telegraph has reported that Ben Huynh, who once extensively documented …
‘It feels like their lives were in our hands’
Priscilla Moses, Northpharm Area Manager for Katherine, shares her team’s experience of working with authorities to deliver critical medicines to the Katherine community during the recent flood crisis Despite living …
‘Routine use of medicinal cannabis could be doing more harm than good’
No evidence to suggest medicinal cannabis is effective for depression, anxiety or PTSD, new research finds A landmark Lancet paper – the largest-ever review of the safety and efficacy of cannabinoids across a range of mental health conditions – has found …
GPs demand decision reversal on women’s health trial
The national health minister’s announcement at last week’s APP has attracted praise from within the profession and dissent from medical groups Plans to allow qualified pharmacists to prescribe oral contraceptives …
Fuel uncertainty makes HMRs ‘untenable’
“Right now there’s a fuel problem, but it will very soon become a health problem,” says a top consultant pharmacist, lobbying again for telehealth delivery of HMRs Award-winning consultant pharmacist …