Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2023
Pharmacies get major financial boost from 1 July
3 July 2023 - On the 75th anniversary of the Chifley Labor Government’s introduction of the PBS, Australia’s strong and sustainable pharmacy sector gets a major financial boost in changes that take effect from 1 July.
Community pharmacies will be paid more for dispensing medicines, pharmacies outside the big cities will have their location allowance doubled, patients needing opioid dependency treatment will save hundreds of dollars, and pharmacy medicine stocks will be assured.
