Pharmacists ready for antivirals without prescriptions

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Pharmacists ready for antivirals without prescriptions

Jonathan Chilton-Towle

Alice Madsen
Alice Madsen, co-owner of Pharmacy 547 and Anglesea Pharmacy in Hamilton

A government announcement that pharmacists could dispense two COVID-19 antivirals without prescription from 28 July created a stir recently, reports Jonathan Chilton-Towle

Pharmacists around New Zealand say they are ready to dispense COVID-19 antivirals without a prescription. On 14 July, associate health minister Aye, James Carroll, Botanical Road Pharmacy owner James Carroll [Image – Supplied]