Residents living in outback Australia are paying more for some common medications than people living in metropolitan areas, which is driving families to boycott their local chemists and buy online.
Sara Coughlin is a mother of four living in Mount Isa, in north-west Queensland, who noticed the price difference when her daughter fell ill with an ear infection.
"I went to one of the local chemists in town, gave them a script, [and] I was pretty shocked when I found out how much it was," Ms Coughlin said.
She didn't have enough money for the medication, so went searching online, where chemist chains on the east coast offered the same product for half the price.
"A lot of the time, probably in the past two years, I've been having to buy a lot of things online," she said.
The Coughlin family is not alone. High prices for pharmaceuticals in remote areas are common Australia-wide.
The ABC has priced epilepsy medication, which sells for between $50 and $60 in remote chemists, and is available online for $29.
Over-the-counter eye drops are more expensive, costing up to $25 per box in Mount Isa, but on special for just $13 online.