Community Pharmacy Archives

Communication the key to Pharmacist Adam Lyn’s success

For Amcal+ Mordialloc pharmacist Adam Lyn, there are two key traits he believes are the most important to being a successful pharmacist: being a good listener and a good communicator. “These two

03 Apr, 2025Brands, Community Pharmacy

Exciting new era begins for Amcal. For You. For Life.

Amcal pharmacy today announced details of its new brand campaign, which includes a focus on supporting women’s health and a new charity partner supporting families suffering domestic or family

15 Oct, 2024Brands, Community Pharmacy

Tamworth Discount Drug Store Pharmacist Lia makes her mark with the Noel Park Award

Tamworth Discount Drug Store pharmacist and business owner, Lia Mahony was recently awarded the coveted Noel Park Award, for her contribution to the growth of her local area. Lia’s dedication to

08 Oct, 2024Community Pharmacy

Spotlight on our DDS Pharmacist of the Year – Andrew McGrath

At the recent Sigma Pharmacist Summit, Andrew McGrath was honoured with the prestigious title of Discount Drug Stores Pharmacist of the Year 2024 and Discount Drug Stores Pharmacist of the Year –

17 Sep, 2024Brands, Community Pharmacy

Amcal Dixon’s Pharmacy celebrates 130 years of caring for their community over four generations

Today, Amcal Dixon’s Pharmacy marked 130 years of serving the healthcare needs of their community as what is believed to be the longest continuous family-run pharmacy in Australia. Established

16 Sep, 2024Community Pharmacy

Spotlight on our Amcal Pharmacist of the Year – Rowan Lowe

Congratulations to our Amcal Pharmacist of the Year, Rowan Lowe of Amcal Donnybrook Pharmacy who also won the Pharmacist of the Year – Leadership award at the recent Sigma Pharmacist Summit!

16 Sep, 2024Brands, Community Pharmacy

Sigma Pharmacist Summit 2024 a success!

The recent Sigma Pharmacist Summit in Hobart underscored a significant shift in the pharmacy sector towards providing more professional services, demanding considerable investment from all

23 Jul, 2024Community Pharmacy

Amcal’s Margaret Ruhnau wins 2024 NSW PSA Excellence Award

Amcal Pharmacist Margaret Ruhnau has had a very busy week after being awarded the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) NSW Pharmacist of the Year for 2024. Apart from the dozens of text messages

21 Feb, 2024Announcements, Brands, Community Pharmacy

Sigma’s innovative Pharmacy Assistant Summit Series

Over the past six months, Sigma has been hosting an innovative training program for Pharmacy Assistants from our Amcal, Discount Drug Stores (DDS), Guardian and PharmaSave stores. This series is a

07 Sep, 2023Community Pharmacy

DDS wins high customer satisfaction Canstar Blue rating

Discount Drug Stores (DDS), Sigma Healthcare’s value discount pharmacy brand, has received an extremely high customer satisfaction rating from Canstar Blue, one of Australia’s most respected

28 Jul, 2023Brands, Community Pharmacy

A Message from our Head of Franchise Brands

We urgently need the Albanese Labour Government to STOP and LISTEN and then take positive steps to address the detrimental impacts from the 60-day Dispense proposal. Australian community pharmacies

02 May, 2023Community Pharmacy, Industry News

First Guardian pharmacy makes the successful switch to Amcal

Sigma Healthcare is excited to welcome Corrimal Court Pharmacy to the Amcal brand, after becoming the first Guardian pharmacy to successfully transition over to Amcal. The switch will be the first of

04 Nov, 2022Community Pharmacy

Protect your Employees against the Flu

Creating a Healthier Australian Workforce One Flu Shot at a Time Sigma Healthcare plays a pivotal role in the Australian landscape as the preferred partner for connecting health solutions. We’re

08 Feb, 2022Community Pharmacy

5 minutes with… Ljiljana Cosic on women in pharmacy

A member of Sigma Healthcare’s Amcal and Guardian National Council, Ljiljana Cosic – known as Lili – looks back on her years in pharmacy. How did you start your career in pharmacy? I began by

29 Jan, 2021Community Pharmacy

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