Albanese government has ‘delivered’ on cheaper medicine promise: Mark Butler

Minister for Health Mark Butler says the Albanese government has “delivered on” the promise of cheaper medicine in Australia. Mr Butler said the government wants cheaper medicines and a “strong community pharmacy sector”. “Around two million Australians right now are paying up to 25 per cent less for their medicines every year,” Mr Butler said. “General patients are paying around twenty million dollars less for their medicines every single month. “The number of applications to open a pharmacy has been 50 per cent higher.”