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madcarue

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#201793 4-Sep-2016 09:27
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I used to get all my medical prescription (3 month) in one visit to chemist but now have to settle for "you have 2 repeats left before March 7th" type of thing.

 

When I questioned this I was told it is illegal to supply all items at the same time. Is this true?

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  #1622787 5-Sep-2016 07:05
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I checked into this a little more, it's based around PHARMAC rules. The primary reason is to help with compliance, as if people collect medications regularly they're most likely taking them - a lot of people don't. Next is avoid wastage, to avoid expensive medication being thrown away. Some medications that we pay $5 or (or nothing) can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars, which adds up.

 

Pharmacies get dispensing fees each time you collect a prescription, so if you collect it all at once they get paid less, so they're probably not motivated to let you do this.

 

Reasons to pick them up all at once are: holiday, moving away from the area, limited physical mobility, and if you live/work more than 30 minutes away by your normal form of transport.

 

 

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