Priceline Pharmacy spearheads API growth
API has reported strong growth spearheaded by its retail business, Priceline Pharmacy. Comparable store growth of 6% places Priceline among the best performing listed retailers, says API chairman Stephen Roche. …
Victorian Alzheimer’s disease trial
A Victorian patient with Alzheimer’s disease has become the first in the world to be given a breakthrough new drug that experts hope will revolutionise treatment for the most common …
Pharmacy of the Year finalists announced
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the six pharmacies which have been nominated for this year鈥檚 Pharmacy of the Year Award. These pharmacies have proven to be among the …
We will rebuild: King Island Pharmacy
The King Island community has rallied around Divesh Sanghvi and Simon Reynolds, joint owners of the destroyed King Island Pharmacy. The pharmacy was destroyed by an alleged arson attack over …
Chemists’ Own brand turns 20
The Chemists鈥� Own brand is celebrating its 20th birthday in 2015. Chemists鈥� Own was developed and launched in 1995 as a quality, pharmacy-only, OTC product range to counter the expansion …
QLD Labor would boost preventive health: Palaszczuk
A Labor Queensland Government would start to boost funding for preventative health programs forced to scale back their operations because of Newman LNP Government cutbacks, says Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk. …
Dementia priorities under spotlight
A survey commissioned by the National Health and Medical Research Council has revealed that finding ways to prevent dementia, improving diagnosis and better care are considered top priorities for future …
Ovarian cancer myths still widespread
More than a quarter of Australians know somebody who has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and yet half believe 鈥� incorrectly 鈥� that ovarian cancer has no symptoms or don鈥檛 …
Fire destroys King Island pharmacy
The only pharmacy on King Island in the Bass Strait was destroyed by fire over the weekend. Nobody was seriously injured, but a newsagency and a residential apartment were also …
Patients support wider role for community pharmacies
Patients strongly support enhancing the role of Australia鈥檚 community pharmacies in the health system, according to two pieces of consumer research released by the Pharmacy Guild. The quantitative and qualitative …
Springborg support for QLD pharmacy
Queensland Health Minister Lawrence Springborg has written to the Pharmacy Guild鈥檚 Queensland Branch confirming the Newman Government鈥檚 support for pharmacy ahead of next week鈥檚 state election. 鈥淭he Newman LNP Government …
Aboriginal communities urged to rethink sugary drink
A new video has been launched to address the serious issue of sugary drink consumption within Victorian Aboriginal communities. Rethink Sugary Drink and the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation …