Warehouse slams new rules
October 10, 2011
THE new pharmacy location rules
announced last month (PD 27 Sep),
have been slammed by Chemist
Warehouse Group Commercial
Manager, Damien Gance, as
“anticompetitive, contrary to the
community good and the intent of
the Pharmaceutical Benefits
Scheme”.
In a letter published in today’s
Australian Financial Review, Gance
said the new rules “will not
modernise pharmacy but will
instead hinder the capacity of
pharmacies to open in areas of
community need such as urban and
rural growth areas”.
Gance also criticised the
Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s role
in the creation of the deal, saying
“voices other than the Pharmacy
Guild [need] to be heard when it
comes to the administration of
Australian pharmacy.
“Although Chemist Warehouse
stores are members of the
Pharmacy Guild, this deal... does
not represent the best interests of
Australian pharmacists”.
“It is not too late for the
government to listen, right this
wrong and pull the plug on a deal
that will restrict Australians’ access
to discounted, essential medication.”
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