Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Mar 2020
MA welcomes the Government’s actions to ensure continued access to medicines
19 March 2020 - Medicines Australia CEO Elizabeth de Somer has welcomed today’s announcement by the deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly introducing limits on dispensing certain prescription medicines and other pharmaceutical products such as Ventolin and children’s Panadol to address unnecessary panic purchasing at community pharmacies.
Medicines Australia CEO, Ms Elizabeth de Somer said: “It’s important to stress that there are no shortages of medicines and no need to stock up with more than your usual supply of medicines.
“These measures will ensure that medicines can be supplied in an equitable way to all patients that need them, and will ensure that our most vulnerable will continue have access to these medicines when they need them,” she said.
