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TROPIC • HEALTH

ALIVE PHARMACY WAREHOUSE OVERVIEW

Convenience
From Cooktown to Calliope, Alive Pharmacy Warehouse is the largest pharmacy
group in Tropical North Queensland, with 13 locations we are on your way to work,
on your way to school and on your way home. We have over 200 pharmacists and
pharmacy assistants, the biggest brands the lowest prices and open earlier and
later than any other pharmacy group in the region.

Home delivery Flu shots
All of our Pharmacies offer Get your flu shot in 2020, with all of the
FREE HOME DELIVERY, whether current health issues at the moment
you’re sick, tired or sick and tired it has never been more important to
there is no reason for you to go protect yourself and those around you
without. Call, email, Facebook or fax from Influenza this year. There is no need
and we will come to you if you can’t to make an appointment, just come on
come to us. down and we’ll take care of you.

Affordability Web and social media
Did you know that 1 in 4 Australian’s Keep up to date with the latest
go without their medication each year Alive specials, advice and services.
because of cost? That’s why Alive Pharmacy Visit www.alivepharmacy.com.au or
Warehouse has a price match guarantee, search “Alive Pharmacy Warehouse”
with us you can shop local and know you are on Facebook.
getting everyday low national prices.

Pharmacy Guild Queensland
launches community
update service
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia,
Queensland, has launched an
online community update service
in order to keep communities
informed of relevant COVID-19
health information, the availability of
medications, purchase restrictions
and any impact on support service
delivery.
Queensland Branch President,
Professor Trent Twomey, said it was communities informed,” said tandem with new dispensing limits,
vital in times like these to ensure Professor Twomey. we can hopefully put an end to panic
Australians have clear, accessible “Community pharmacies are a vital buying and ensure all Australians
and factual information delivered to part of our primary health care have fair and equitable access to
them to reassure Queenslanders that system and are on the frontline of the medicines,” he said.
they can still access the support, COVID-19 pandemic. For more than 90 The service allows those who register
services and medicines they need. years the Pharmacy Guild has been to be updated by email or by SMS and
“There is a lot of concern and a trusted provider of information, will provide regular updates as soon
stress surrounding the impacts advice and expert knowledge on as information is available.
of COVID-19, but we want to make medicines and primary health care
sure we can alleviate some of this issues.” MORE: www.guild.org.au/
by communicating directly with “Misinformation is one of the major covid-19/consumer
people and keeping Queensland problems we are facing, and in

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