Pharmacy owners warn of increased consultation fees due to revenue shrinkage and call for a government fix to the "flawed funding model".

Pharmacy owners warn that patients may face more consultation charges as revenue shrinks, forcing some to close. The Pharmacy Guild calls for the government to urgently fix a "flawed funding model." A Lower Hutt man, Bruce, was charged a $25 consultation fee after a pharmacist inspected his daughter's sore toe, leading him to consider taking future health concerns to his GP, who does not charge under-14s.