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1 month ago | 
ajp.com.au | Kate Cowling |Jeremy Elias |John Smith |JOhn Smith |Benjamyn Sung
The competition watchdog has shared insights into the major supermarkets’ approach to marking-up products, with one giant slicing pharmacy margins The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) last week released its findings from a 12-month inquiry into supermarkets, which showed ALDI, Coles and Woolworths are among the world’s most profitable supermarket businesses. As part ofThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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1 month ago | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Jeremy Elias |John Smith |JOhn Smith |Benjamyn Sung
Nearly half a million eligible Australians are missing out on cheaper medicines due to an “outdated” manual tracking system that should be automated, one stakeholder says The Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) is calling for urgent automation of the PBS Safety Net system after it was revealed 495,865 people who qualified for the benefitsThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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1 month ago | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Dan Abedini |James Lawson |Jeremy Elias
State government extends trial due to “lower-than-anticipated consumer uptake” Pharmacists participating in the dermatology component of the NSW community pharmacy trial will be able to continue to treat minor skin conditions until at least 31 August 2025. NSW Health told the AJP that the trial had been scheduled to close at the end of February. This content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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1 month ago | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |James Lawson |Jeremy Elias |Jay Cutler
Pharmacists urged to ensure patients in Northern NSW and Southeastern Queensland are prepared for the likely impacts of Cyclone Alfred Pharmacy owners operating in the forecast path of Cyclone Alfred are being advised to implement their disaster plans before the storm makes landfall later this week. In a post on LinkedIn the Pharmacy Guild ofThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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1 month ago | 
ajp.com.au | Kate Cowling |James Lawson |Jeremy Elias |Jay Cutler
Sigma Healthcare has shared Chemist Warehouse’s expansion plans, telling investors the retailer expects to keep pace with its five-year average of 33 store openings a year In the first half of the 2025 financial year, the Chemist Warehouse retail network’s number of stores stood at 658, Sigma said at a roadshow presentation. “The merged groupThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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1 month ago | 
ajp.com.au | Kate Cowling |James Lawson |Jeremy Elias |Jay Cutler
David Di Pilla’s HMC Capital is reportedly getting closer to a takeover of beleaguered private hospital operator Healthscope, which has missed rental payments on 11 of its hospitals In its first-half results update last month, listed alternative asset manager HMC Capital told investors it was “in the early stages of establishing a HMC sponsored consortiumThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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1 month ago | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |James Lawson |Jeremy Elias |Jay Cutler
PBS clarifies subsidy arrangements for HRT patches subject to SSSI Pharmacists can dispense certain overseas-registered hormone replacement therapy (HRT) patches under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) without needing a new prescription provided conditions are met. The Department of Health and Aged Care announced temporary PBS listings for a number of HRT patches that are subject toThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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2 months ago | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Jeremy Elias |John Smith |JOhn Smith |Leopold Hamulczyk
Doctor title ‘recognition and respect you deserve’ Green light for Doctor of Pharmacy an acknowledgement of the “very special place” the profession holds in the healthcare system,… Medics to ‘fight’ Doctor of Pharmacy title AMA warns Doctor of Pharmacy title could confuse patients and risk safety Australia’s medical profession is voicing its opposition to… ‘We’ve seen that wages have definitely dropped’ With a “drastic” change in competition, pay rates have dropped for locums, one expert says...
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Jay Cutler |JOhn Smith |John Smith |Jeremy Elias
Competition watchdog paves way for hospital pharmacy group to set up radiation oncology clinics at two sites in Queensland Plans for Icon Group to establish new radiation oncology clinics are moving forward after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced it would not oppose the acquisition of two leases. The regulator delivered itsThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Jay Cutler |JOhn Smith |John Smith |Jeremy Elias
Electronic ordering and invoicing firm, PharmX Technologies, is reporting “a strong cash balance”, despite the impact of a Victorian Supreme Court ruling PharmX is forecasting that it will close out the 2024 calendar year with more than $4 million in cash, after paying $9.9 million to Fred IT Group following a court ruling earlier thisThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
