The Albanese government has tabled a bill to cut the maximum cost of medical prescriptions by more than A$10 (US$6.82) 
The scheme aims to make medicines cheaper by cutting prescriptions covered by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) by 30 percent, with the maximum general co-payment dropping from $42.50 to $30.
The federal government estimated the new plan would help Australians taking one medication a month save up to $150 every year, or $300-$450 a year for two or three medications a month.
The bill, if passed, would come into effect from Jan. 1, 2023. 
National President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Prof. Trent Twoney, said on Sep. 7  that “patients continue to tell community pharmacies of the increasing pressures of having to choose between food on the table and medicine for the family.” …