Pharmacy Daily | Supplies will be OK

PHARMACEUTICAL wholesalers have warned that the upcoming 01 Apr deadline for the introduction of the latest round of PBS cuts will be a “major test” of the Community Service Obligation agreement which requires them to deliver the full range of PBS medicines anywhere in Australia within 24 hrs. The National Pharmaceutical Services Association says the demand for early April deliveries of the affected medicines will be aggravated by the Easter break, estimating that wholesalers may need to deliver more than one million items to the nation’s 5000 pharmacies in the first few days of next month. However “we are working with manufacturers and pharmacies to minimise the impact on pharmacists and their patients,” said NPSA president Patrick Davies. “Fortunately CSO wholesalers have the resources to ensure that everyone has timely and reliable access to medicines even when there are anomalies affecting supplies,” he said.

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