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Scope to deliver 20m services to pharmacy: TWC
Expanded scope of practice is set to drive patients to community pharmacy, with significant economic benefits to those delivering services Service-focused pharmacies are set to benefit from the opportunities created by …
Pharmacy supply of vapes accelerates
Eighteen months after pharmacy-only reforms were introduced, Freedom of Information figures reveal how many therapeutic vapes have been supplied Close to 136,000 therapeutic vapes have been supplied to patients under …
Government-led promotion needed to boost 60-day uptake: study
Slower than forecast adoption of 60-day dispensing is being attributed to low uptake by GPs and resistance from pharmacists Changes to GP prescribing software, combined with clearer communication to patients …
Consumer focus on health to benefit pharmacy: Macquarie
GLP-1s and front-of-shop health and beauty to drive growth in the Australian pharmacy market Community pharmacies are set to benefit from consumers’ focus on health in the post-Covid-19 environment, analysts …
Pharmacy group hit by ransomware attack
Ransomware gang threatens to publish pharmacy group’s data following breach FriendlyCare Management, which supports a network of seven pharmacies in Queensland, has become the 10th healthcare business globally to fall …
Pharmacy management firm hit by ransomware attack
Cyber criminals are threatening to release over 180 gigabytes of data belonging to a pharmacy management firm following a ransomware attack Sydney-based pharmacy group Rx Management is the latest victim …
CWH co-founder boosts HMC holding
Chemist Warehouse co-founder continues to back the firm the advised on its merger with Sigma Healthcare Billionaire pharmacist, Mario Verrocchi, has splashed more than $13 million since late November 2025, to bolster his …
Could 11 steps have saved Infinity?
Concerned lender called on Infinity Pharmacy Group to implement structural changes 13 months before its collapse Priceline Pharmacy’s largest franchisee, Infinity Pharmacy Group, was issued with an 11-step plan to manage its soaring …
The 2026 Pharmacy Barometer: 10 key findings
Pay for prescribing, services that win support from pharmacy owners, continuing education options and other findings from the latest Community Pharmacy Barometer The 15th wave of the UTS Community Pharmacy …
Rising employee dissatisfaction with 8CPA
Confidence in community pharmacy is at an all-time high, but dissatisfaction with the 8CPA is growing amongst employee pharmacists, barometer reveals There is an increasing divergence in opinion between pharmacy …
Ramsay completes Symbion switch
Ramsay Pharmacy eyes growth following completion of transition to Symbion as its first-line wholesaler Ramsay Health Care’s pharmacy division has confirmed it has completed its switch from Paragon Care to …
Race for Infinity down to four
After receiving close to 300 expressions of interest in acquiring all or part of the collapsed Infinity Pharmacy Group, administrators have narrowed it down to four bidders Long-time suitor, Chempro, is …