CONSUMERS have an appetite for "a pharmacy environment that reflects a more clinical focus", according to one of the four reports commissioned by the King Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation.
The consumer market research said almost half of those surveyed believed "creating a health care atmosphere (instead of a retail feel) should be a requirement of pharmacists given they receive government payments to dispense PBS medicines".
Supermarkets were considered unlikely to provide suitable pharmacy services by 66% of respondents, while there was a strong emphasis on after-hours and weekend access to pharmacy.
Of pharmacists participating, 80% were not in favour of the $1 PBS co-payment, and about 52% of pharmacists responding considered there ought to be more parties involved in dispensing remuneration than just the Guild.
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