Pharmacists have been accused of putting money ahead of patients’ interests after striking a controversial deal to market dietary supplements with prescription medicines.
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, which represents 94 per cent of Australia’s 5200 pharmacies, has agreed to start recommending a range of Blackmores products to patients when they pick up prescriptions for anti-biotics, blood pressure drugs, cholesterol medicine and proton pump inhibitors.
Last week, Blackmores chief executive Christine Holgate told Pharmacy News the deal meant they could provide the Coke and fries
with prescription drugs while providing pharmacies with a new and important revenue stream
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
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