Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2024
Chemists to lose dollar discount option as government bows to Pharmacy Guild pressure
16 May 2024 - Chemist Warehouse will be stripped of its ability to give its customers $1 off their medicines, under an Albanese Government policy to appease the influential Pharmacy Guild in tense negotiations over the next five years of pharmacy funding.
The measure will be part of the $3 billion deal the Albanese Government has struck to placate the lobby group after incurring the wrath of community pharmacists over its 60 day prescription policy.
