Pharmacy board outlines its prescribing plans
Australia needs more prescribers to make up for a doctor shortage, says the regulator
5th March 2019
Pharmacy regulators are pushing ahead with plans for the profession to start prescribing, despite doctors labelling the idea a 'Pandora’s box' of risks.
The Pharmacy Board of Australia has started consulting on approaches for expanding the prescribing rights of pharmacists, declaring the country needs more prescribers to make up for a doctor shortage.
In a consultation paper released this week, the board outlines three systems for allowing pharmacists to prescribe schedule 4 and schedule 8 drugs, including a proposal for autonomous prescribing by pharmacists with postgraduate