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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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Afraser
Member
4 years ago
@June1952

The active ingredient (the actual
medication) will be the same (and the same amount) as your prescription but the fillers and binders used by companies vary and I’d bet your chemist doesn’t know what they are either. For many, it makes absolutely no difference but for some (and may include those who are lactose intolerant) it can.