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The pharmacist who stopped unannounced audits
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The pharmacist who stopped unannounced audits
Wednesday 13 December 2023, 02:00 PM
Documents released under the Official Information Act show a single South Island pharmacy owner who had enough was the catalyst for the controversial unannounced audits programme being halted and put under review. Jonathan Chilton-Towle investigates
Pharmacists nationwide breathed sighs of relief on 27 January when they heard Medicines Control’s unannounced audits had been halted.
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