Pharmacists urged to question medicinal cannabis scripts before dispensing
AHPRA said it knew of one pharmacist who dispensed 959,000 cannabis products in 12 months — the equivalent of 2600 per day.
Pharmacists have been told to reject doctors’ scripts for medicinal cannabis if they suspect they are fuelled by profit motives rather than patient care.
The guidance from the Pharmacy Board of Australia comes amid a surge in prescriptions for medicinal cannabis.
Earlier this year, AHPRA revealed it had identified one pharmacist who dispensed 959,000 cannabis products in 12 months — the equivalent of 2600 products per day.
The watchdog also said that eight doctors had issued more than 10,000 scripts each for the highest-strength THC products in just six months.
