Discount pharmacy concerns

Life is hard, so free prescriptions helps people to be able to manage their healthcare needs. — Chris Allan

Why is it necessary to pay a separate fee for having the prescription filled anyway? The cost of service is built into the markup on other retail goods — why not medicine? — Peter Lewis

It’s basically a tax collected by pharmacies on behalf of the Government. It’s not necessary and not equitable and reflects neither the cost of the medicine nor the cost of the service provided by a pharmacy. — Michael Smith