Fact Check: Threat to the survival of local pharmacies exaggerated

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Fact Check: Threat to the survival of local pharmacies exaggerated

17 Sep 2013

RMIT ABC Fact Check

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Fact Check: Threat to the survival of local pharmacies exaggerated

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The Pharmacy Guild of Australia claims that bringing forward reductions in the prices of prescription medicines will threaten the survival of local pharmacies.
Verdict: Exaggeration

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2013

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26 May 2020

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