PharmX outperforms forecasts
Pharmacy ordering platform service PharmX reports “strong start” to 2025 financial year PharmX is reporting a 17% jump in revenue for the first half of FY2025 compared to the prior …
EBOS chief sets retirement date
Wholesaler names new chief executive, as incumbent announces retirement plan John Cullity the chief executive of EBOS Group will leave the company on 30 June 2025 after 16 years with …
Wholesaler reports $100m in new pharmacy revenue
New wholesale business, TWC growth and accelerated sales of GLP-1 medicines bolster EBOS revenues EBOS is reporting strong progress in its near-term growth strategies, with the company seeing $100 …
‘Beyond anything I could have ever imagined’
Former intern turned CWH executive officer shares thoughts on her journey to ownership Nancy Jian, Chief Executive Officer China Division at Chemist Warehouse, has shared her excitement at the company’s …
‘The consequences extend far beyond job losses’
People who rely on pharmacies integrated within private hospitals could be left without access, one stakeholder warns Private hospitals around the country are urging the federal government to reinvest in …
Shortages leave palliative patients in pain
“Patients are suffering unnecessarily”, because the medications that typically control their symptoms are either unavailable or prohibitively expensive, Palliative Care Australia says Palliative Care Australia is calling on the government …
A new indication
Semaglutide approved for reduction of CVD events in overweight and obese patients The TGA has approved semaglutide 2.4 mg (sold as Wegovy) as a complementary therapy for reducing major adverse …
Expanded scope – ‘what real reform looks like’
Pharmacist scope of practice trial is laying the foundations “for an even bigger expansion of pharmacy services”, politician says Moves to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice are improving access to …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Ferric carboxymaltose for anemia in late pregnancy A randomized controlled trial has demonstrated that intravenous ferric carboxymaltose effectively and safely reduces …
IPA celebrates its best
Independent Pharmacies Australia has hosted its Retail Excellence Awards IPA hosted its awards at Pullman On the Park in Melbourne at the inaugural Retail Excellence Conference, recognising six of what …
Patient information continuity one step closer
A newly passed Bill will help reduce medicines-related hospitalisations and harm, pharmacists say Last week (12 February 2025) the Senate passed the Health Legislation Amendment (Modernising My Health Record – …
Medicines not a ‘luxury item’: Guild
The cost of living remains a key priority for voters, research shows, prompting a renewed Pharmacy Guild call to cut the PBS co-payment further Four out of five Australians responding …