From next April Barbadians who have their prescriptions filled in private pharmacies will pay a dispensing fee.
Finance Minister Chris Sinckler said the amount to be paid will depend on the cost of the drug. The fees range from $5 to $12 for drugs costing less than $40, while for those medicines costing more than $40 patients, who traditionally picked up these drugs for free under the national drug scheme, will be required to pay 30 per cent of the total drug costs.
His comments came today in his Budget presentation.
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