Pharmacy Daily | ‘Ask your pharmacist,’ urges CHOICE

CONSUMER group CHOICE is urging consumers to “never feel reluctant to demand advice and good service from your pharmacist”. The call is part of a statement summarising the findings of a recent survey by the group into discount pharmacies. The organisation polled 900 members to find out where they shopped for medications and why - with 90% of those who chose discount pharmacies unsurprisingly saying it was for the lower prices. The survey also saw CHOICE compare prices between traditional and discount pharmacies for ten top-selling PBS-listed medications, as well as personal care items. The results showed that shoppers could make savings of as much as 25% on a moisturising cream and up to 50% on a prescription antibiotic at one of the discounters. CHOICE spokesman Christopher Zinn also reminded consumers that further savings can be made by asking for a generic substitution, with 70% of the discount shoppers also saying they were satisfied with the professional advice they received.

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