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World news wrapup: 24 February 2022
UK anger over pay; pay not enough for Québecois public sector pharmacists; pharmacist faces court over stabbing threat UK: British pharmacy publication Chemist + Druggist has broken down pay, and …
Say ‘yes’ to Wesfarmers, urges API
API is set to hold a shareholder meeting to vote on the Wesfarmers acquisition scheme, producing a booklet urging a “Yes” vote On Monday, the Federal Court of Australia made …
Woolies bids for API
Woolworths has entered the war for control of API, sparking a demand for answers from the Pharmacy Guild Woolworths Group Ltd has announced an on-market bid to acquire 100% of …
Wesfarmers to buy API
Wesfarmers is to acquire 100% of the API shares it does not already hold – saying it supports the current community pharmacy rules API and Wesfarmers announced on Monday that …
Sigma out of the race for API
Sigma Healthcare has announced that it will not proceed with its proposal to merge with API The wholesaler made the announcement on Friday, following a series of gambits made by …
Guild partners for coal industry health
The NSW coal mining industry’s health organisation, CS Health, is partnering with community pharmacists The agreement means COVID-19 vaccination doses will be available with little or no wait times, close …
API to ‘vigorously defend’ action
Australian Pharmaceutical Industries has confirmed that a class action has been filed against it API has issued a statement confirming that a class action has been filed against it in …
New CEO for Sigma
Sigma Healthcare Limited has announced that its Board has appointed Vikesh Ramsunder as Managing Director and CEO Mr Ramsunder is currently Group CEO of the Clicks Group in South Africa, …
Sigma manages “growth through challenging times”
Pharmacy brands like-for-like sales up 8.7% in spite of COVID hits, half yearly report shows. Sigma Healthcare has experienced what it describes as “organic growth” across its pharmacy brands and …
‘Wesfarmers supports the community pharmacy model.’
Two months after it rejected a takeover bid from Wesfarmers, API has now welcomed a new bid from the owner of Bunnings and Kmart Wesfarmers announced on Thursday that it …
Turning the tide
While many of pharmacy’s fundamentals remain unchanged, adjusting for the major trends is essential for businesses to survive Shortly before dawn, on a crisp August morning in 1875, Captain Matthew …
World news wrapup: 3 June 2021
New UK data shows pharmacy’s worth; Kiwis worried about discount impact; UK pharmacies to be “decimated” by online competitors UK: More than 1.1 million informal consultations a week – or 58 million …