‘Just ridiculous’: Pharmacists look at dropping COVID antivirals service after funding cuts

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‘Just ridiculous’: Pharmacists look at dropping COVID antivirals service after funding cuts

Jonathan
Chilton-Towle
Cartoon_Covid antivirus_CR Rod Emmerson
The Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand is concerned changes to funding for the pharmacy COVID-19 antivirals service may lead to a reduction in community access to the medicines [Cartoon – Rod Emmerson]

Pharmacists and pharmacy owners were outraged by cuts to the pharmacy COVID-19 antivirals service. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

Many pharmacists believe the reduction in funding for providing COVID-19 antivirals makes the service financially unviable, and some say they may refu