$1 discount
No to concessional co-payment cut
Pharmacists can offer cost-of-living relief to concession cardholders by opting to discount Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines by up to $1, Mark Butler says Concessional co-payment pain can be eased …
Docs push for further pharmacy change
Doctors may have gotten their way when it comes to 60-day dispensing… what else are they asking for? The Australian Medical Association has released a “checklist for cheaper medicines,” following …
Discounting copay ‘just makes sense:’ CWH
Chemist Warehouse has thrown its support behind an AMA push to allow pharmacies to discount prescription medicines by more than the currently allowed $1 The Australian Medical Association has said …
Free scripts at Chemist Warehouse?
Chemist Warehouse is angling to be able to provide free and discounted scripts, citing its record in New Zealand – while the Guild wants to slash the maximum co-pay to …
We’ve saved patients over $61m: CWH
The Pharmacy Guild argues that the $1 discount measure just delays concession cardholders’ access to the safety net, but Chemist Warehouse calls this position “nonsense” The Guild has slammed the …
7CPA was a ‘hard slog’
One pharmacy leader has highlighted some standouts for the sector in the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement, as well as the “flawed” $1 discount Writing in this week’s edition of Forefront, …
60-day dispensing, dollar discount ‘gone in the Agreement’
Guild reveals controversial 60-day dispensing proposal and optional $1 discount are not written into the newly announced 7CPA – though the latter continues indefinitely despite low uptake The Covid-19 pandemic …
‘Greater transparency for consumers’ on drug pricing
The controversial optional $1 discount is set to stay, as more details of the newly signed 7CPA begin to emerge Health Minister Greg Hunt has lauded the signing of the …
‘Even by Canberra standards, it’s been a long review.’
The controversial dollar discount has not worked as the Government intended, Opposition health spokesperson Chris Bowen has said Addressing the Pharmacy Guild’s Parliamentary Dinner on Tuesday night, Mr Bowen tackled …
Guild ‘misrepresented and misquoted’
The Pharmacy Guild has spoken out saying it has been misrepresented in the mainstream media, following recent reports on the location rules and medicines pricing The Pharmacy Guild has commented …
CWH spruiks $1 discount
Chemist Warehouse has issued a statement saying it has saved Australian consumers a “whopping” $44 million The group has launched a new advertisement, “PBS it all adds up,” highlighting the …
Success of discounters ‘inevitable’ says former ACCC boss
A former ACCC head has called on Australians to contact pollies about relaxing location rules in the name of lower prices – a suggestion welcomed by Chemist Warehouse But the …