discount pharmacies
Discount chemists are cheapening the quality of pharmacy along with the price
Discount chemists are cheapening the quality of pharmacy along with the price Greg Kyle, Queensland University of Technology Every day, more discount pharmacy stores and chains are opening and assaulting …
Pay needs to go up 30%, plus better recognition
The pharmacists’ union has today welcomed the Pharmacy Guild’s support for a coherent pharmacy workforce strategy. “David Quilty’s recent statement to pharmacy owners outlining concern about low pay is a …
Chemist Warehouse loses appeal against Direct Chemist Outlet
Owners of one of Australia’s largest discount pharmacy chains had 19 grounds of appeal dismissed by the Federal Court Chemist Warehouse (CWH) owners Mario Verrocchi and Jack Gance had previously …
Independent pharmacy still healthy
Reports of the incipient demise of independent pharmacies have been greatly exaggerated, says a spokesperson for Symbion. Last week the Courier Mail published an article, Pharmacy Wars: the prescription for …
Are you really service-based?
Each pharmacy, and the wider industry, needs to put their heart into professional services, writes Ian Fredericks I firmly believe that community pharmacy has divided itself into two distinct models: the …
Pharmacy cannibalises itself in search of retail edge
Chemical warfare, or the focus on retail and profit, is killing the community pharmacy, writes Mouhamad Zoghbi Today’s business culture has become cutthroat. There is no place for the faint …
Pharmacists working for discount pharmacies earn less: PPA
Pharmacists working for discount pharmacies earn significantly less, a new survey has found. For the second year running, Professional Pharmacists Australia‘s survey has found that pharmacists who said they were …