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Ramsay calls in new era
The Ramsay Pharmacy Group has marked a change in leadership with Michelle Lynch being appointed to the role of CEO of Ramsay Pharmacy and Psychology Group; and Greg Kennedy (pictured)…
Future proof with top stores
Blooms The Chemist Burwood, NSW, has taken home the prestigious Store of the Year Award at the group’s recent national conference. The 2023 Partner’s Conference took place in Hobart this…
PD breaking news – NSW Govt expands pharmacist-led vaccinations
Changes bring consistency and cut red tape for pharmacist immunisers in the state. The NSW Govt has moved to expand vaccination access, with updates to the NSW Pharmacist Vaccination Standards…
EZZ expands reach to CW
ASX-listed genomics company EZZ Life Science Holdings has launched 10 of its most popular products into the Chemist Warehouse online marketplace. This new opportunity further expands EZZ’s omnichannel distribution strategy,…
PSA to help identify individual scope
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) last week officially launched the Professional Practice Standards Quality Improvement and Self-Assessment Implementation Program to help community pharmacists better understand and implement the standards…
Nicotine-infused tea sticks
BIG Tobacco firms, including British American Tobacco, are selling heat sticks made from nicotine-infused substances such as rooibos tea (pictured), countering an incoming EU ban on flavoured heated tobacco products….
Guild’s energy relief deal
THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia (NSW Branch) has announced, an industry-first electricity deal exclusively for Guild member pharmacies in both New South Wales and the ACT, starting on 01 Jan…
Child’s play to fix doses
PHARMACISTS and engineers in the US have developed a 3D printing process capable of producing the exact dose of medication needed by a child, Pharmacy Practice News has reported this…
Pharmacists praised in Sunshine State
THE Qld Govt and the Opposition jointly recognised the valuable contribution community pharmacists make across the state, at the Pharmacy Guild’s fifth annual Parliamentary Reception held in the state’s Parliament…
High AMR in wastewater
ANALYSING wastewater samples from several aged care and retirement homes in Adelaide, has uncovered worrying signs of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in at least one facility, a University of South Australia…