Chemist Warehouse
Pharmacist reprimanded over “excessive” dispensing
He engaged in unprofessional conduct by dispensing excessive anabolic steroids without question, a tribunal has found The Pharmacy Board of Australia first brought pharmacist Hayden Swan before the Queensland Civil …
No Chemist Warehouse conflict of interest, says Health Dept
The Department of Health has hit back at the Guild’s claims of conflict of interest, saying the King Review’s engagement of Deloitte was not inappropriate. But the Guild says the …
Chemist Warehouse, Ian Harper in King Review conflict of interest
A “fundamental conflict of interest” involving Chemist Warehouse has compromised the independence of the Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Review, the Pharmacy Guild says. It plans to pursue a Freedom of …
Pharmacy retail ratings released
Discounters lead the way in pharmacy retail satisfaction survey The co-owned My Chemist and Chemist Warehouse chains have monopolised the pharmacy retail honours in the recent Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction …
Year in review: Pharmacist wages
2016 has been a big one in the battle for higher pay in pharmacy Strike! The year began in turmoil as Victorian and South Australian pharmacists employed by National Pharmacies …
Why I love working for Chemist Warehouse
We’ve heard some of the more outlandish theories, but what is life really like for a pharmacist working for discount giant Chemist Warehouse? Xavier Agostino gives us his inside view …
Chemist Warehouse underpayments ‘disturbing,’ says Guild
The scale of the alleged underpayment of staff by Chemist Warehouse is “disturbing” says the Pharmacy Guild. The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced today that Chemist Warehouse has entered a …
Chemist Warehouse back pays $3.5 million, signs Fair Work agreement
After back paying almost 6,000 of its workers more than $3.5 million, Chemist Warehouse has entered a compliance partnership with the Fair Work Ombudsman The discount brand, which includes a …
Pharmacist makes $1 million in 24 hours
Victorian pharmacy owner leveraged relationship with Chemist Warehouse to sell her popular product Edit: This post originally referred to the brand as The Goat Skincare range. This was a factual …
The week in review
A look at the last week in pharmacy news All eyes may have been on Washington this week as we watched the surprise election of Republican nominee Donald Trump to …
Chemist Warehouse pay under investigation
The Fair Work Ombudsman has confirmed it is looking into employee wages within the CWH network The popular discount pharmacy chain is again facing questions about its payment practices. Fairfax …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in the pharmacy sector. Health Minister Sussan Ley told Parliament that she strongly supports co-locating pharmacists in GP clinics. “I’d like to have the pharmacist …