Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Sep 2021
Could discount PBS prices become ‘a thing of the past?’
27 September 2021 - The Guild has reportedly “declared war” on discounters like Chemist Warehouse, which says the suggested copay reduction would be a “backward step for consumers”.
General patients would pay a $19 copayment for prescription medicines from as early as 1 January 2022, under medicines affordability reforms being presented to political leaders by the Pharmacy Guild.
