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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Pharmacy Guild accused in Senate of using patient contact details to protest Labor’s dispensing changes

A generic view of a pharmacy
Patients have reported receiving emails and robocalls from the Pharmacy Guild about opposing Labor’s prescription medication changes. Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

The health department has expressed concern the Pharmacy Guild appears to be using patient contact details from its “Find a Pharmacy” website to campaign against 60-day medicine dispensing.

Meanwhile, the Australian Medical Association has labelled the Pharmacy Guild’s opposition to the new rules a “sick joke”.

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