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Why rivalries between doctors and pharmacists turned into a ‘turf war’

Dr Philippa Martyr (PhD)
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12 September 2019
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Rivalry

Should patients be able to buy prescription medicines at their local pharmacy without seeing a doctor first? Or be able to collect their prescription medicines at the local supermarket?

These are some of the options canvassed now the Commonwealth government is negotiating the seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement with pharmacists.

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