Here's why pharmacists are angry at script changes – and why the government is making them anyway
- Written by: Henry Cutler, Professor and Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
ShutterstockAustralians will soon be able to fill two months’ supply of medicines at their community pharmacy, rather than one, for 325 common medicines. This change is expected to halve the cost of prescriptions for six million Australians.
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has taken exception to the government’s policy change, warning it...