MBS funding for pharmacists’ professional services: Is it time?

Should there be MBS funding for professional pharmacist services? asks Manya Angley An estimated 2% to 3% of Australian hospital admissions are medication related, representing 230,000 medication related hospital admissions per year, with associated costs of $1.2 billion. (1) In addition, approximately 5.6% of general hospital admissions and 30.4% of hospital admissions in patients 75