28 March 2019 - A plan to deliver cheaper medicines to millions of Australians by doubling the number of tablets that can be dispensed in a single trip to the chemist has been scrapped by Health Minister Greg Hunt after lobbying by the powerful pharmacy guild.

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia this week declared war on the government over a measure expected to appear in Tuesday's budget to enable patients to collect two months of scripts in a single visit, doubling the number of pills they can take home each time they go to the chemist - for a single dispensing fee.

With an election just weeks away, Mr Hunt reversed his position after the guild took out a full-page advert in The Australian newspaper, warning against any budgetary measures that might disadvantage the 5723 community pharmacists whose interests it represents.

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