MEDICINE supply in bushfire emergency: With almost 500 homes confirmed destroyed in NSW since the early start of the bushfire season, it is very likely that many people will be left without their important PBS medicines or prescriptions.
In such times lives are turned upside down and one area which often falls through the cracks is the need to continue taking prescription medicines essential to maintain people's health and wellbeing.
In the rush to protect lives and property, medicines can be forgotten and prescriptions lost or destroyed.
In addition, pharmacies themselves may be damaged or destroyed, further adding to the stress and uncertainty patients face in trying to access their PBS medicines in these extreme conditions.
The Department of Health has in place protocols and polices to help ensure patients can receive their medicines, and pharmacies are able to continue dispensing, in the toughest of situations.
The protocols can be viewed here: www.guild.org.au.
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