Pharmacy Guild steps up campaign against prescription changes

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The Pharmacy Guild has stepped up its calls for the government to scrap its plan to cut prescription costs. A new report it's commissioned has revealed the changes lead to 20-thousand job losses, and hundreds of pharmacies to close. But the Health Minister Mark Butler says the findings are part of a "scare campaign".

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