Headlines
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Oct reforms impact 2000
Monday | Sep 5 2016Over 2,000 brands of medicines will have their prices cut from 01 Oct, in what health minister Sussan Ley is describing as a "win-win for consumers and taxpayers".
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Corum licks its wounds
Friday | Sep 2 2016Listed pharmacy software supplier Corum Group has reported a 13% decline in sales for 2015/16, with "poor trading results reflecting past delay in addressing strategic imperatives," according to ceo Peter Wilton.
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MedAdvisor buys its rival
Friday | Sep 2 2016Listed medication adherence technology firm MedAdvisor this week announced the $5.5 million acquisition of Healthnotes, with the deal said to "bring together the two leaders in medication adherence management".
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Blackmores expands SEA
Thursday | Sep 1 2016Blackmores is set to spread its reach into Indonesia, with the launch of a new joint venture with Kalbe Farma, one of the largest health care companies in South East Asia.
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SA’s Assistant of the Year
Thursday | Sep 1 2016Andrew Morgan from McLaren Vale Pharmacy has been chosen to represent South Australia at the national finals of the 2016 Pharmacy Assistant of the Year (PATY) awards.
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ACT pharmacies quit help
Thursday | Sep 1 2016The ACT Branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia will oversee an innovative program to help pregnant women quit smoking, in partnership with community pharmacies in Canberra.
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Major CWH property play
Wednesday | Aug 31 2016Chemist Warehouse look set to be an anchor tenant in a major retail network to be established from the ashes of the collapsed Masters Hardware group.
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Ramsay pharmacy push
Wednesday | Aug 31 2016Listed private hospital operator Ramsay Health yesterday flagged a major expansion of its pharmacy operations, with the aim of establishing community pharmacies across the country.
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New FIP Bureau appointees
Tuesday | Aug 30 2016Effective 02 Sep, the board of the International Pharmaceutical Federation's board (known as the Bureau) has elected three new officers on the weekend.
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DDS free diabetes clinics
Tuesday | Aug 30 2016Discount Drug Stores has announced the national roll-out of free clinics through Sep to help assess risk levels and discuss diabetes.