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King warns against GP, pharma ownership
Stephen King has taken aim at “absentee landlord” owners, especially of multiple pharmacies, in a Queensland Inquiry public hearing But he also warns that care would need to be taken …
Who’s driving the bus?
While most pharmacies will carry on operating ‘business as usual’ come the 1 October cuts, more strategic ones will look for ways to offset the impacts, writes Trent Ruprecht The pharmacy …
The week in review
Pharmacy has been in the media this week, again the subject of damning reports There’s been some controversy this week around pharmacists, as one mum told parenting site Kidspot that …
Student finalists named
The Pharmacy Guild has announced the 2018 semi-finalists in its National Student Business Plan competition The competition is an Australia and New Zealand-wide challenge promoting creative entrepreneurship among students preparing …
New Year’s resolutions
Here are some tips to consider for yourselves and your businesses as the new financial year kicks off Peak Strategies senior chartered accountant Victoria Le gives some top tips to …
Looking deeper
The ACCC is investigating whether the proposed merger of Arrow and Apotex – two of the largest suppliers of generics in Australia – will impact on competition In early May, …
$2.7M pharmacy sale goes bust
The purchaser attempted to rescind his contract by claiming he hadn’t been able to receive PBS approval in time… but the Supreme Court saw the story differently The $2,730,000 sale …
API to acquire skincare clinics
The wholesale giant is acquiring them for $127.4 million, to build a strong service-based business ‘away from government funding’ Australian Pharmaceutical Industries has entered a binding agreement to acquire Clearskincare …
What drives successful businesses and holds others back?
We find out based on the latest Business Readiness Index by Canon Australia, a report based on surveys with more than 530 local business leaders A comprehensive study, conducted by GfK …
Under review
The ACCC has launched a review into the proposed merger of Arrow and Apotex Early last month, Arrow Pharmaceuticals and Apotex announced a proposed merger of their Australian and New …
AFT reports 32% rise in gross profit
The pharmaceutical company has also seen a 16% growth in revenue, as it launches Maxigesic across several countries AFT Pharmaceuticals has announced its full-year audited financial results for the year …
Down to the final 16
Bumper crop of teams register to compete in leading student business competition Registrations for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s 2018 National Student Business Plan Competition have closed, with 16 teams …