
Peter Breadon
Health Program Director at Grattan Institute, an Australian policy think tank focused on health, aged care, and public policy reform.
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Jul 14, 2026
Health: How Australians could get a better deal at the pharmacy
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Peter BreadonGUEST
So we've seen a massive expansion of vaccination from a pretty low base of nearly nothing since the pandemic.

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And we've got some important services that are, unfortunately, a bit mismanaged.

Peter BreadonGUEST
So two that we look at are meds checks, is giving people advice on their medicines, and then dose administration age- aids, like the, the pill packs you get if you've got lots of medicines to organize.

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Now, they've got some problems, rapidly growing spending, but not great value.

Riley PolasekHOST
What do you say to people who might be worried that these changes will be too disruptive or get in the way of them accessing their medicines?