Would-be robber tries to appeal ‘very modest’ sentence
Victoria’s Supreme Court has rejected a man’s call to have his sentence reduced, after he tried to rob a pharmacy of “all your Valiums” The Court heard the case of …
Pharmacists thank outgoing Palaszczuk
Outgoing premier lauded for her support for community pharmacists Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on Sunday, 10 December 2023 that she would resign from her position, with caucus to decide …
Guild leader encourages more Covid jabs
As Australia heads towards Christmas amid a rise in Covid-19 cases, Trent Twomey tells the public that the latest jab is available through community pharmacy As at 11 December 2023, …
WA paves way for pharmacy NIP services
Western Australia’s pharmacy vaccination rules are being brought into line with the Commonwealth’s ahead of the expansion of National Immunisation Program funding Community pharmacists in Western Australia will be able …
The top 10: clinical news
We continue our look at the leading stories of 2023. Today, the 10 most read clinical news articles on our website More support for medication reviews Rushed changes are breaking …
Fluoxetine update
The TGA has made a Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument regarding fluoxetine 20mg dispersible tablets To help manage the shortage of the dispersible tablet form of this dose, the Therapeutic Goods …
Amcal, DDS franchisees to benefit from CWH ‘know how’
Sigma Healthcare franchisees to gain access to Chemist Warehouse’s IP under proposed merger Plans to create a $8.8 billion healthcare powerhouse through the merger of Sigma Healthcare and Chemist Warehouse …
Group caps the year with awards
Capital Chemist presented its Pharmacy of the Year awards – and this year the star was Capital Chemist Chisholm The group says that the pharmacy of the year is a …
Personalising OTC medicine options for adults with reflux
This 40-minute podcast will use a longitudinal case study to demonstrate how different adult reflux patients require different approaches to therapy at different stages of life, and how expert knowledge …
Chemist Warehouse to get 85.75% in Sigma merger
Company to be valued at $8.8b putting it close to Top 50 of listed Australian companies The “transformational” proposed merger between Chemist Warehouse and Sigma Healthcare will see CWH with …
The top 10: business news
We begin our look back at the key stories of 2023 with a look at the 10 best-read business themed stories of the year ‘Game changer’: Chemist Warehouse moves into …
The year’s weirdest science stories: 2023
It’s been an interesting year in pharmacy, and more widely, in the world of science. Dr Joe Milton of the Australian Science Media Centre presents its 10 weirdest stories of …