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Reminder that the Pharmacy Guild are the worst rent-seekers in the country. "...the guild also fought a furious but ultimately unsuccessful public campaign against the introduction of 60-day prescribing in 2023, an initiative that meant patients with certain chronic diseases enjoyed a dramatic reduction in the cost of their medications and needed fewer visits to their doctor and pharmacist. While the guild claimed at the time the move would lead to the closure of between 200 and 600 community pharmacies due to financial pressures, the health minister’s office tells The Saturday Paper that 54 new pharmacies have opened nationwide since the change." #AusPol https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/2026/07/18/how-pharmacy-guild-got-so-powerful