A major warning in place for the River Derwent in Tasmania, as residents near New Norfolk have been warned by the SES to prepare to leave. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe government says Australians have saved over half a billion dollars ($525m) on the cost of their medicines thanks to their reforms, as more are added to the 60 day prescriptions.A year after Labor’s 60-day dispensing changes were introduced, the health minister, Mark Butler, released cost saving estimates this morning broken down by state:ACT – $11m saved on over 1.2m cheaper scripts.NSW – $140m saved on over 15m cheaper scripts.NT – $2.9m saved on over 300,000 cheaper scripts.QLD – $88 million saved on over 9m cheaper scripts.SA – $29m saved on over 3m cheaper scripts.Tas – $9m saved on over 1m cheaper scripts.VIC – $118m saved on over 12m cheaper scripts.WA – $51m saved on over 5m cheaper scripts.acneanxiety disordersasthmaconstipationdepressiongastro-oesophageal reflux diseaseglaucomadry eyesobstructive pulmonary disease, andParkinson’s disease Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-08-31 23:19:10
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