Figures released yesterday by
the Depatment of Human Services
confirm that about 79 million
prescriptions processed last year
were under the co-payment,
comprising 25.9% of the total.
The data was collected from Jul
2014-Jun 2015 from community
pharmacies and hospitals, with the
proportion rising from 24.4% in
2013/14 and 22.7% in 20121/13.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 19 Jul 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 19 Jul 16
DEMENTIA Australia has appointed comedian Geraldine Hickey (pictured) as its newest Ambassador, coinciding with the Melbourne Memory Walk & Jog event taking place this Sun.
NEW research from the Monash Addiction Research Centre has highlighted a critical shortfall in the availability of Naloxone, a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses, across community pharmacies in Australia’s most populous states.
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