Prescription-fee waiver proves benefits of removing $5 charge

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Prescription-fee waiver proves benefits of removing $5 charge

Jonathan Chilton-Towle

Napier-to-Wairoa
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For a brief period in February and March, pharmacies in regions affected by Cyclone Gabrielle were able to offer patients free prescriptions. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports on their experience

The people that most benefit from this are the most disadvantaged Pharmacists in areas where the $5 prescription charge was temporarily waived fo