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• I would certainly happy if this study did put to rest the claim that

  Pharmacists made money from the generic process although I can't imagine it

  reflects the whole relationship between the Pharmacy and each drug company.

  Since profits in selling other non PBS medicines and other Healthcare

  Products is the key to a Pharmacy's viability, I suspect that the products a

  Drug Company sells outside of the PBS at the same time as selling Generic

  medicines may make for a more interesting study.

  If Pharmacies only sold treatments that had demonstrated benefits it would

  certainly increase the esteem in which they held by me and many other

  Doctors.

  Dr Philip Ousby, General Practitioner Greenhills, NSW

  Posted by Dr Philip Ousby 5/02/2009 6:54:51 PM

• Gosh - what a surprise. Having seen pharmacies sell (for example) Biaxig (Roxithromycin) 300mg x5 for AUD$18.00 - when I happened to look at their wholesalers catalogue - the wholesale price AUD$3.85 - so what is the mark up there??? - phew! Not only that - but this particular pharmacy - where I have prescribed Generic Roxithromycin - has issued Rulide for AUD$21.50. I think I am in the wrong game.

  Also on the comment above by Dr Phil O. Did you know that the Pharmacy Guild won the Australian Sceptics "Bent Spoon Award" in 2006 for sales of unproved and homeopathic medicines?

  Posted by Benedict XVI 5/02/2009 11:22:34 PM

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