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Rural pharmacies face increased courier costs, driver shortages
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Rural pharmacies face increased courier costs, driver shortages
Wednesday 23 April 2025, 10:12 AM

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Rural pharmacists say their courier bill has doubled in the past five years, and when couriers are unavailable, pharmacy staff are having to take time away from the dispensing bench to deliver medications. Jody Hopkinson reports
Essentials, Rural courier costs have increased, and sometimes a shortage of drivers sees pharmacy staff delivering medicines.
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