As an independent, family-owned price match pharmacy in Newport, we match prices on scripts as well as products on the shelf. The detailed conditions are not published, so the staff at the counter will tell you whether your item qualifies. It sits alongside our free blood pressure checks and free local delivery, and it costs nothing to ask.
Using a price match pharmacy
- Bring in or show us the lower price and ask the team.
- If it is a prescription, hand in the script at the same time.
- The team will tell you whether it can be matched.
You can ask at the counter or speak to the pharmacist, whichever suits you, and there is no need to book. If you are not sure whether the lower price you saw is for the same item, ask anyway and let the team check it.
A chemist price match in Newport, backed by reviews
Customers mention the price match in their Google reviews. Two examples, quoted word for word:
- "They price match too." (Francis Buttle, Google review)
- "if I ever found my script less somewhere else the chemist will give me the same price" (Emlen Gaudino, Google review)
Read more about the family behind the pharmacy, in Newport since 1959, on our about us page.
How script prices work in Australia
Most prescriptions are subsidised under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. From 1 January 2026, the PBS co-payment is up to $25.00 for most PBS medicines for general patients, or $7.70 with a concession card, and the Australian Government pays the remaining cost, apart from extras such as brand premiums. If your medicine carries a brand premium, ask the pharmacist whether a version without one is available. Pharmacists may choose to discount some eligible general scripts, and the PBS itself notes that prices can vary between pharmacies, so comparing is worthwhile.
Your spending also counts towards the PBS Safety Net. In 2026 the threshold is $277.20 for concession card holders and $1,748.20 for everyone else. Once you reach it, later PBS scripts drop to the concessional rate, or no charge if you hold a concession card, for the rest of the year. Private scripts outside the PBS are priced by each pharmacy, which is where a price match can help most.
To reach the Safety Net you need a record of what you have paid. If you fill scripts at more than one pharmacy, ask the pharmacist about a Prescription Record Form so the amounts from each one are counted together.
Other ways to keep health costs down
Several services here cost nothing: a free blood pressure check, diabetes monitoring and a stroke risk assessment. Scripts and products can also come to you through free local delivery, with no minimum order.
Two more are worth knowing about. A medication review can pick up medicines you no longer need, which can save money too, and take home naloxone is supplied free under a government program. The full list sits on our health services page.
Common questions
Will the pharmacist do a prescription price match?
Yes, reviewers say lower script prices found elsewhere have been matched. Show the lower price when you hand in the script and ask.
Does the price match cover online prices?
Customers have reported a cheaper online price being matched. Bring the listing on your phone and the team will look at it.
What are the conditions?
They are not published. Ask in store or call (02) 9999 1186 and the staff will explain how it works for your item.
Can a PBS script cost less than the co-payment?
Sometimes. Some medicines cost less than the co-payment, and pharmacists can choose to discount certain scripts. More answers are on our FAQs page.