Pharmacy-sector reviews understate the problem

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Pharmacy-sector reviews understate the problem

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Patients are missing out on necessary care because of faults in the health system, the pharmacy contract and a lack of funding, writes Palmerston North pharmacist Alistair Whyte

Alistair Whyte, of Unichem Chemist Shop in Palmerston North, looks at problems facing the sector and the deficiencies in the two independent reports on pharmacy

“It is time for all of us to get this right for our patients. It is overdue for patient-facing pharmacy teams to loudly share their knowledge of what