Regional areas paying five times more for standard antibiotic syrups

By Joanne McCarthy
October 21 2019 - 6:30am
Regional areas 'hit the hardest' in chemist contracts with government
Regional areas 'hit the hardest' in chemist contracts with government

A STANDARD antibiotic is more than five times the cost that it could be in parts of the Hunter because of pharmacy regulations that are hitting regional areas hardest, according to former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Graeme Samuel.

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