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New migrants favour pharmacies: Role to provide information at first contact highlighted

14 February 2024

Alan

Perrott

aperrott@nzdoctor.co.nz

Wednesday 14 February 2024, 02:30 AM

Many new migrants to Aotearoa are used to searching for their symptoms on Google and then purchasing the medicine they need [Image: Myriam Zilles on Unsplash]

Pharmacies are the most common first point of contact with healthcare for new migrants, says a study published in the 2 February edition of the New Ze

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