Australians are expected to save $180 per medicine each year under the changes, which come into effect from today.
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia's president, Trent Twomey, says he hopes negotiations with the government will ensure pharmacies are remunerated fairly for medicine dispensing.People with chronic conditions will be able to get two months' worth of medicine for the price of one.The federal government says the change will alleviate the work done by GPs in issuing routine repeat scripts.
"Everyone with a Medicare card taking one of these medicines will save up to $180 per year, per medicine. Concession card holders will save $43 per medicine," he said.Butler said every Australian would benefit from the freeing up of millions of GP visits so doctors had more time to diagnose and treat conditions, instead of simply issuing routine, repeat scripts.
"Overseas evidence tells us that medicine compliance increases by 20 per cent with longer prescriptions," he said. But bringing forward negotiations on the next community pharmacy agreement by more than a year has convinced the guild to suspend its campaign.
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