Pharmacists in rural communities say they 'won't be able to protect communities' against further medicine shortages from the 60-day prescription scheme as a new report claims huge losses for the industry.
abc.net.au/news/pharmacists-warn-rural-consumers-to-brace-for-medicine-shortages/102495716Pharmacist Leigh Houldsworth says she has had to turn away 20 customers before 10am because there was no medicine available to fill their scripts.A new report claims huge job losses in the pharmacy sector as a result of 60-day prescriptions
It makes servicing the health needs of a community of nearly 20,000 in the rural city of Mount Isa difficult.that consumers would be able to purchase a 60-day supply of 320 medications on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from September 1, rather than the current 30-day supply, Ms Houldsworth panicked.
"We have been given barely any time to prepare for the biggest change to the PBS in its history and are working around the clock to come up with solutions … but it looks like we are out of them."New report backs up pharmacists' concerns The sector would suffer a loss of $4.5 billion over four years due to a decline in dispensing fees and loss of other revenue from retail sales and customer foot traffic, the report claimed.
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