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Don’t let diabetes affect your dreams: Jack Perkins
Amcal Pharmacy has teamed up with Supercars driver Jack Perkins to offer Australians insight into how he manages his diabetes The partnership aims to provide more education around diabetes and …
Pharmacy tests promote collaboration: banners
Two banner groups have spoken out in defence of pharmacy health checks, saying they help boost positive health outcomes Earlier this week, Fairfax media published a report which quoted Royal …
‘Chemist Warehouse is more media empire than chemist’
The pharmacy group is a marketing juggernaut that spends $100 million to look cheap and is “nailing it”, according to experts from the ABC show Gruen Marketing and business experts …
Advice from the coalface
New pharmacist advisory board formed to assist wholesaler in directing banner groups Sigma Healthcare has announced the creation of the Amcal Guardian National Council (AGNC), a representative body of working …
People with diabetes treated unfairly
People with diabetes face significant discrimination in the workplace, new Amcal figures have found Amcal’s 2018 Diabetes Care Review has revealed that a third of people with diabetes have received …
Medibank, Sigma team up
Medibank and Sigma Healthcare have announced a three-year partnership to engage new customers, reward existing customers, and support their customers’ health needs The partnership will commence in the first half …
80% in pain
Call for greater acceptance of ‘invisible’ illness as new research shows people battle stigma and cynicism about pain’s impact New research has revealed eight in 10 Australians are currently living …
How CWH and Amcal are owning the pharmacy catalogue space
Pharmacy groups are leveraging print to successfully build their brand By Kellie Northwood, Australasian Catalogue Association It’s no secret that Australians love catalogues… We all enjoy flicking through the pages …
Amcal looks at personal plans for codeine patients
Amcal is reaching out to OTC codeine users in preparation for the looming upschedule The Amcal banner is rolling out tailored pain management plans for patients in the lead-up to …
Amcal attacked again on penalty rates
A federal Labor politician has lashed out at Amcal over the penalty rates debate Labor member for McEwen Rob Mitchell is the latest politician to attack the pharmacy sector over …
Helping carers through the health care maze
Pharmacy support for carers needs a much higher profile, says an Amcal spokesperson Amcal is hosting a booth at the 7th International Carers Conference, currently underway in Adelaide, where pharmacists …
Union sends mass letters over penalty rates
PPA has called on hundreds of pharmacies across Australia to confirm they are not cutting penalty rates, with Amcal firmly in its sights Amcal pharmacies across the country have been …