UNIFORM CHARGES FOR PRESCRIPTIONS.
REDUCING COST OP MEDICINES
(By Telegraph —Press Association),. WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Director of Pharmacy, Mr. E. E. Myers, said to-day that as from Saturday, July 9, uniform charges were being observed for compounding and dispensing prescriptions at all pharmacies throughout the Dominion. These charges are based on the cost of ingredients and the compounding of an actual mixture. Every pharmacy proprietor or manager has been supplied with complete schedules showing drug prices and dispensing fees, together with general instructions on the operation of the adopted system. During the ensuing six months continuous attention will be given to investigating still further the wholesale costs of drugs and other factors involved with a view to making the cost of medicines to the public as economical as possible. “It is important to remember that a chemist cannot live by dispensing alone,’' added the director. “This part of his business can carry only a small part of his overhead expenses and the remainder must be carried by the general business done. Good progrqss has been made in improving the buying facilities of chemists, so that they can sell at lower prices.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 July 1938, Page 7
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