Close to 500k Australians could have missed out on savings at the pharmacy

Published on March 21, 2025
Nearly 500,000 Australians could be missing out on hundreds of dollars in savings at the pharmacy each year because of poor understanding and uptake of the country's "clunky" pharmaceutical safety net scheme.
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