New pharmacy applications soar post 60-days: Butler

Government reported “almost 300” applications for new pharmacies since it announced plans to implement 60-day prescriptions  Despite warnings that pharmacies would close as a result of the decision to introduce 60-day dispensing, interest in opening new stores is on the rise, Minister for Health, Disability and Ageing, Mark Butler says.   Speaking at the Australasian Pharmacy Professional Conference (APP)