Headlines
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Blackmores posts solid results 1H23
Friday | Feb 24 2023BLACKMORES Limited yesterday announced its financial results for the half year ended 31 Dec 2022 (1H FY23), with the company saying its Bioceuticals brand had performed particularly well in terms of pharmacy sales in Australia and New Zealand.
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Carers are doing it tough
Friday | Feb 24 2023THE Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has released its research on the Economic Cost of Violence, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of People with Disability.
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Priceline’s ‘I’m me’ campaign kicks off
Thursday | Feb 23 2023PRICELINE Pharmacy is celebrating positive ageing across its 470 stores by launching its 'I'm me' autumn campaign, with Ambassadors Chrissie Swan and Ita Buttrose (pictured along with Priceline pharmacist Catherine Bronger).
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Alice Springs needs a circuit breaker
Thursday | Feb 23 2023THE health of residents in Alice Springs is the worst it has ever been, decries pharmacist proprietor Peter Hatswell.
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EBOS reports revenue, profit surge
Wednesday | Feb 22 2023EBOS Limited this morning released its financial results for the six months to 31 Dec 2022, with overall sales up 17% to $6.1b and a 30% increase in net profit after tax which reached $141.6m.
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Butler to speak at APP23
Wednesday | Feb 22 2023THE conference program for APP2023 has been modified as the Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, will be presenting as a speaker at APP2023 on Fri 24 Mar (PD breaking news yesterday).
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WholeLife strides away from Sigma
Wednesday | Feb 22 2023WHOLELIFE Pharmacy and Healthfoods have parted ways from the Sigma Healthcare group to focus on expanding their member base as an independent group.
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Have your say on practice standards
Tuesday | Feb 21 2023THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has invited pharmacists, consumers and other members of the healthcare team to provide feedback on the revised draft of the Professional Practice Standards (PPS) Version 6 released this week.
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Medical certs approved
Tuesday | Feb 21 2023THE NSW Government has just announced that pharmacists who treat patients under the state's Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) trial can issue medical certificates for the condition treated.
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NSW prescribing trial gets the go ahead
Monday | Feb 20 2023THE NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and Health Minister Brad Hazzard announced yesterday that pharmacists will soon be able to renew existing scripts for the contraceptive pill and provide care to patients suffering from Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) under a new clinical trial across all 2,100 community pharmacies in the state.
