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arpie
Member
4 years ago

Arimidex brand now has a $5 surcharge on top of PBS fee!

I went to top up all our meds today and spotted that I’d  been charged for 3 products, instead of two ... I queried the pharmacist and she looked and said .... “Looks like they’ve put a surcharge on i...
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June1952
Member
4 years ago
Yes, @arpie, it is on the pbs.
Yes, @Afraser, initially I was prescribed the name brand and I then had a repeat. The next time the prescription said the drug name and I accepted the generic but really don't think it is "exactly the same" as told by the pharmacist.