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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 16 April 2025, 04:30 AM

Delivering medicines is taking up an increasing amount of pharmacy staff’s time [Image: Rod Emmerson]
Rural pharmacists say their courier bill has doubled in the past fve 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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