competition
Remove constraints on pharmacy competition: report
A new report from the Grattan Institute has called for the deregulation of pharmacy in the name of enhancing competition Competition in Australia: Too Little of a Good Thing? looks …
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 …
Why pharmacies are not like restaurants
An article accusing pharmacists of “raking it in while the public suffers” has been condemned by the Guild Pharmacy Guild national president George Tambassis has written to the Courier-Mail to …
Forum: Cheeky buggers
“I currently manage a pharmacy in a GP superclinic complex. across the highway from us is another pharmacy recent purchased by Direct Chemist Outlet. “Since DCO took over and have …
Get on stage at APP
Must-see this year at APP? Visit the AJP media stage and enter our prize draw This year AJP is covering the APP conference like never before, bringing you the speakers, …
Pharmacy sector to enter a ‘terror zone’
Pharmacy is headed for a “terror zone” in its lifetime business cycle, according to IbisWorld. IbisWorld examined the life cycle behaviour of various industries, broken into 509 classes, shining the …
The King’s speech: the difference between economists and pharmacists
Every King has his Achilles heel, writes Mouhamad Zoghbi… economists and health professionals are degrees apart This king stood with a confidence that shook the pharmacy nation. He didn’t stutter …
Disrupting pharmacy with world-first PharmHack
Pharmacy as an industry needs to acknowledge change and respond – or pre-empt – it with innovation, says Sabrine Elkhodr, pharmacist and founder of PharmHack, the world’s first pharmacy hackathon. …
Pharmacy back in the USSR under totalitarian Health Minister
The Government’s desire to control community pharmacy is starting to look dangerously Soviet, writes Peter Feros The Soviet era is long gone, but its spirit felt alive and well as …