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Prescription medication prices expected to ease for first time in decades

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Australians could soon pay less for medicine as cost of living pressures continue to mount. The Federal Government proposing new laws that could see the maximum cost of scripts on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme drop for the first time in 75 years. The Opposition calling on the Government to take stronger action to address rising inflation.
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