discounting
‘Cut prices degrade pharmacy’
Massive discounting driving pharmacy to the brink of extinction, AJP warns – 100 years ago It’s December and time for every publication worth its salt to look back at the …
Docs push for further pharmacy change
Doctors may have gotten their way when it comes to 60-day dispensing… what else are they asking for? The Australian Medical Association has released a “checklist for cheaper medicines,” following …
The price of hindsight
Are pharmacies fanning the flames of disaster by their poor planning around managing their business margin? Diners at the Plaza Hotel in New York were given reason to pause over …
World news wrapup: 27 August 2020
UAE cracks down on prescription discounting; US docs oppose pharmacist vaccination of children; pharmacist loses battle with COVID-19 Dubai, UAE: The Gulf News reports that the United Arab Emirates’ Ministry …
Don’t allow CWH monopoly: Guild
Chemist Warehouse and media supporters have been knocking heads with the Pharmacy Guild over the potential for free scripts from the discount giant Earlier this week, News Corp national health …
Having too much of a good thing
Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour explore whether pharmacy is trying to have its cake (or calamari) and eat it as well We both like hot and spicy Calamari. On those …
At sixes and sevens
Consumer surveys that tell you how satisfied pharmacy customers are with the service they receive are rubbish, say Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour Recently one of us commented that some …
Don’t discount PBS medicines, say pharmacists
Most pharmacists don’t believe they should ever be able to discount PBS-subsidised medicines, a King Review report has found This week, the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation released four …
‘Overcharging’ claims give false impression
Guild condemns PBS price fixing suggestion as article accuses pharmacies of overcharging The King Review interim report is a “damning” one which demonstrates that “chemists have been overcharging customers for …
Shop around for pharmacy discounts, Checkout advises
A The Checkout piece slamming pharmacy for selling complementary medicines has offered suggestions for saving money that may actually cost consumers more. Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland Branch president Tim …
How to stop your patients becoming customers
When is a patient not a patient? writes Mouhamad Zoghbi When trying to maintain sustainable pharmacy profits, it’s clear that reacting to your competitors’ discounting tactics is very expensive. As …
What’s your pharmacy’s secret sauce?
Pharmacies will never be able to get ahead without a real point of difference, writes John Cao One lesson that I have taken away from watching the many episodes of …