Medici Capital News Articles http://www.medici.com.au PHARMeFOOTY is a footy tipping competition specifically for members of the pharmacy industry. If you work in a pharmacy, are a pharmacy professional or pharmacy owner, then join the PHARMeFOOTY footy tipping competition for 2008! Registration is FREE and there are fantastic prizes to be won both overall and round to round - $5000 prize money in total! http://www.medici.com.au/news/47/PHARMeFOOTY_-_Footy_Tipping_For_Pharmacy.html Wishing you all a very safe, prosperous and happy Christmas and New Year from the team at Medici Capital! http://www.medici.com.au/news/46/MERRY_CHRISTMAS.html The 2007 Pharmacy Snow Business Conference will be held at the Mt Buller Chalet Hotel from 19th to 23rd August. Already this season, we are very fortunate to have had fantastic snow falls with Mt Buller experiencing the best conditions in years. http://www.medici.com.au/news/45/Experience_Freestyle_Pharmacy.html Ownership Ready workshops presented by Medici Capital have been successful in helping prospective owners identify their objectives and vital elements in the purchasing process. http://www.medici.com.au/news/36/Are_You_Ownership_Ready.html It's almost footy season again and PHARMeFOOTY AFL/NRL is back for its 8th year in 2007. PHARMeFOOTY is the pharmacy industry's only online footy tipping competition. This year we have over $5000 in cash & prizes up for grabs in both competitions and now is the time to register! http://www.medici.com.au/news/35/PharmEFooty_Registration.html As part of our on-going research into pharmacy sale prices, Medici Capital has introduced the Market Watch. This system, running from Medici Express, allows users to test the validity of a brokers ROI for pharmacy. http://www.medici.com.au/news/34/Pharmacy_Market_Watch.html We hope your Christmas and New Year celebrations were enjoyable and that the start to 2007 has been a positive one. http://www.medici.com.au/news/33/Medici_Capital_Open_For_2007.html Season's Greetings from all the staff at Medici Capital. We wish you all a safe and enjoyable holiday season. We remind you that our offices are closed from today, 21 December 2006 and we re-open 10 January 2007. http://www.medici.com.au/news/32/Medici_Capital_Office_Hours.html One of the pharmacy industry's biggest supporters, PCA NU Systems, celebrated their new office opening on the evening of 13 December 2006. Medici Capital was privileged enough to be invited along with state presidents of The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and other key industry representatives. http://www.medici.com.au/news/31/PCA_NU_Systems_Office_Opening.html The 3rd Annual Pharmacy Horizons Dinner was held in Melbourne on 30 November 2006. Hosted by Medici Capital and PSA (Vic) the event offered attendants great networking opportunities and valuable information on pharmacy trends. http://www.medici.com.au/news/29/Event_Update_-_Pharmacy_Horizons_Dinner.html Medici Capital launched the Medici Capital Pharmacy Market Risk Report for 2007 at the Pharmacy Banker's Briefing Lunch yesterday 13 December 2006. The lunch provided a forum for discussion regarding the new developments in the fourth agreement of the PBS as well as the recent announcements regarding generics. The function was also the launch of Market Watch, an on-line tool for validating pharmacy purchase/sale data. http://www.medici.com.au/news/30/Event_Update_-_Pharmacy_Market_Risk_Report_and_Bankers_Briefing.html We would like to take this opportunity to thank those of you that have embraced the new services offered on our websites. Also to those who have provided feedback, suggestions and praise, thank you for your commentary. http://www.medici.com.au/news/26/Medici_Capital_Growing_Digital_Presence.html Different circumstances require different business valuations. In pharmacy, re-financing, new partner acquisition and purchases require different methods of valuation to account for changes in style of the operation of the business. Medici Capital is the industry leader in pharmacy valuations and takes these factors into account when valuing a pharmacy. http://www.medici.com.au/news/27/Pharmacy_Valuation.html Last Thursday, (17th November, 2006), The Pharmacy Guild of Australia signed an agreement with the government to reduce the costs of generics to consumers: "The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has today accepted the Government’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Reform Proposals because it delivers lower generic prices to patients and a sustainable PBS for the future." http://www.medici.com.au/news/28/PBS_Reforms.html After another successful season of PharmEFooty, we are proud to announce the winners. http://www.medici.com.au/news/25/PharmEFooty_Wrap.html Medici Capital has provided some indicative figures that identify the differences between the operations of different styles of pharmacy. We have identified differences between Community Pharmacy, Regional Shopping Centre Pharmacy, Big Box Discounters and Nursing Home Specialtist Pharmacy. http://www.medici.com.au/news/24/Pharmacy_Business_Models_and_KPIs.html On May 10 Medici Capital hosted a Pharmacy Briefing Dinner in Melbourne with Guest speaker Kos Sclavos (National Guild President). The night was attended by a large select group of individuals including the Pharmacy associations, media, prominent pharmacists as well as senior executives of the major Banks, wholesalers and generics manufacturers. The evening, held only one day after the federal budget was released, was to address the Impact of the Federal Budget on Pharmacy, and Generics in Pharmacy. In addition to Kos's presentation Frank Sirianni provided a formal introduction and briefing before presenting the Pharmacy Economic Update. http://www.medici.com.au/news/23/Pharmacy_Growth.html The now traditional Pharmacy Snow Business Conference was held at Mt Buller, from 6th to 11th August 2006. This is the annual conference jointly run by PSA and Medici Capital. http://www.medici.com.au/news/22/Snow_Business_2006.html After some time from our web developers, we are proud to launch a new series of sites for Medici Capital. http://www.medici.com.au/news/18/Welcome_to_the_NEW_LOOK_Medici_Capital.html