Pharmacists are among the most trusted professionals in the country. But the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, which represents pharmacy owners, has used that trust to build something else: a reputation as one of Canberra’s most powerful lobby groups.Decades of lobbying have won pharmacy owners a remarkable set of protections. It looks like it’s paying off. The guild’s own data suggests member profits have more than doubled in real terms over the past decade. This excludes Chemist Warehouse, but its rich valuation and surging sales suggest it’s not struggling either.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Patients and taxpayers deserve a better deal at the chemist
Despite the advent of electronic scripts and automation, the government fee for dispensing each script is higher now than it was 20 years ago.
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