Pharmacy Guild Vice President Anthony Tassone says the Albanese government must be able to guarantee that no patient and no pharmacy will be worse off following recently announced changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
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“We do have at the Pharmacy Guild concerns around what the impact of 60-day dispensing could have on the medicine supply chain,” Mr Tassone told Sky News Australia. “To be clear, pharmacists and Pharmacy Guild are very supportive of patients having more affordable medicines because we do understand the cost of living pressures.
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