co-payment
Under the co-payment
The number of under co-payment scripts continues to increase with about 90 million supplied in 2017-18 – mostly for antibiotics, antidepressants and statins From 1 July 2017 to 30 June …
Retail giants drove $1 discount uptake
Large discount chains and urban pharmacies are the predominant adopters of the controversial $1 PBS discount, data shows A much higher proportion of scripts have been subject to the $1 …
Co-pay hikes still on the agenda
Discount could be offset by tabled price increases to offset Budget black hole While the federal Health Minister has been lauding the update among pharmacy of the optional $1 PBS …
Co-pay claims false: Guild
Sue Dunlevy’s claim (Lifestyle, 21 Feb) that the Pharmacy Guild has been “misleading patients” about the co-pay discount is false, says Guild president George Tambassis. In a statement released today, Tambassis rebuffs Dunlevy …
PBS changes hurt the most needy: Guild
The Guild says patients should talk to pharmacy staff about PBS pricing changes which came into place on 1 January as it claims they may cause significant confusion among those patients most …