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Kickstart Your Pharmacy in 2018
Get in early and set you metric targets to ensure a successful year, says Natalie Sirianni Happy New Year! I hope you had a great Christmas period with your family …
What’s the best option?
Cost cutting on wages versus investing in companion selling to get results: do the simple math, it’s a no brainer, says Glenn Guilfoyle As I travel this big country of …
API grows despite tough conditions
More than 20 new Priceline Pharmacies are planned for the current year, API chief Richard Vincent says In announcing its financial year results, API said its growth was set to …
Sigma settles with CWH
Sigma has announced that it has reached a settlement with the My Chemist/Chemist Warehouse group over its wholesaling arrangements MC/CW had announced an intention to source some of its lines …
Amazon entering pharmacy a “matter of when, not if”
While speculation has been brewing for months, analysts say it’s now only a matter of time — but the Guild says people will continue to visit pharmacies for meds advice …
Sigma wins $40m in tenders
Sigma Hospital Services has won the tender to provide pharmaceutical products to Northern Health Sigma is now set to supply pharmacy products to Northern Health’s four major healthcare campuses located …
Amazon making a move?
Amazon may be getting in touch with US pharmacy industry players in moves to enter the pharmaceutical market Analysts at investment bank Leerink Partners have spoken with pharmacy executives, reports …
What is Chemist Warehouse worth?
A newspaper has shone a light on the investment practices and ownership structure of Chemist Warehouse In this week’s “How the rich invest” column, Australian Financial Review Rich Editor John …
Are we heading in the right direction?
Does all the change in the pharmacy landscape mean we are moving on the right path? Some data indicates otherwise, says Glenn Guilfoyle End of financial year data collected …
Fired after sex toy site discovery
CSL has been ordered to pay eight weeks’ salary to a brand manager after it was found he was wrongly dismissed The termination was made against a background of alleged …
Sigma to restructure
Sigma has announced that it is restructuring its business and farewelling its Chief Operating Officer, Gary Dunne Sigma says that its recent change of name to Sigma Healthcare Limited was …
Arrow acquires Amneal
Arrow Pharmaceuticals has acquired the Australian retail pharmacy business of US generics major Amneal Pharmaceuticals The acquisition, completed on 31st August 2017, cements Arrow as Australia’s fastest growing generic pharmaceutical …