Discounter upheaval: Where’s the plan for pharmacy?

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Discounter upheaval: Where’s the plan for pharmacy?

Hugh Lopdell

Hugh Lopdell

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Cheaper copayments for medicines are not mentioned as a goal in the Pharmacy Action Plan

Hugh Lopdell from Oak Park Chartered Accountants made a splash on Facebook with his video on the state of play in New Zealand pharmacy after the arrival of large discount pharmacies. Here, you can read the text of his popular video

“It’s sad, but in all sectors where a large retailer has arrived on the scene in NZ, small retailers have been unable to compete and have all closed i