Pharmacy Guild President Trent Twomey says providing scripts for two months of medicine has seen many struggling pharmacies “close” in “other countries” as the government announces its Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme shake-up.
He said pharmacies have been “calling for a year” to lower co-payments on prescriptions as the new initiative will “cut 170,000 dollars” out of “every local community pharmacy” in Australia.
“The system is struggling to meet the needs and demands of giving everyone just what they need,” Mr Twomey told Sky News Australia. He said the prescription reform has seen “1,100” pharmacies close in the United Kingdom and “70” pharmacies close in New Zealand.Read More
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