Pharmacies to receive ‘fairer access’ to medicine margin under reimbursement reforms, say negotiators 

The new discount deduction scale will use separate discount rates for branded drugs, generics and appliances.
A pharmacist's hand holding medicine box in pharmacy
The Pharmacy Services Negotiating Committee says the proposal is intended to recognise that brands do not typically attract the same level of discounts as generics

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The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has announced that the government is going to phase in a new discount deduction scale from October 2022 to “improve equity of access” to the amount of medicine margin retained by pharmacy contractors.

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