Pharmacy Daily | PBS “broken” – PSA

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Tasmanian president Shane Jackson says the recent Grattan Institute reports (PD Mon) have highlighted the fact that “the remuneration system for provision of medicines on the PBS through community pharmacy is broken”. He said that without any changes, it’s inevitable that the profession will continue to be attacked from inside and outside “because of the perception that the consumer, taxpayer and the Australian Government are not getting value for money”. Jackson said a fundamental shift in the remuneration process through community pharmacy is required because of this ongoing perception, whether or not it actually represents reality. “We must change the perception of the policy makers, the government and consumers to show that community pharmacy is a valuable healthcare resource that should be utilised more to deliver better healthcare to Australians. “The opportunity lies in the untapped resource of a community pharmacist as a primary healthcare clinician and of the community pharmacy as a primary healthcare destination,” Jackson said. CLICK HERE for his full statement.

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