ALONGSIDE the 60-day dispensing measure, the Federal Budget funding includes $114.1m over four years for pharmacists to administer vaccines under the National Immunisation Program (limited by state-based legislation).
There is $377.3m over the same period to reform Opioid Dependence Treatment access, and $79.5m to double the Regional Pharmacy Maintenance Allowance.
Another $111.8m is provided for electronic-prescription delivery infrastructure and services, including mandating the use of e-prescribing for high risk and high-cost meds.
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