Visit your pharmacist
December 24, 2015
Australia’s peak pharmacist
representative organisation, the
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
(PSA), has called out to consumers
to pay a visit to their community
pharmacist to prepare for the well
publicised PBS medicine changes
taking effect from 01 Jan 2016.
With some 17 types of over-the-
counter medicines, including
paracetamol and aspirin, delisted
from the Pharmaceutical Benefits
Scheme (PBS) (PD 04 Nov), PSA
national president Joe Demarte
said patients with chronic
conditions who normally paid for a
PBS prescription will be affected.
“Pharmacists know from previous
experience that changes to PBS
rules can cause confusion for
patients and carers, especially
during the Christmas holiday
period,” Demante explained.
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