State’s pharmacists given powers to ‘resupply’ MHT without a script — GPs not happy
Victoria will be the first state to allow its pharmacist prescribers to resupply menopausal hormone therapy to women without a doctor’s script.
The move is being rolled out under the State Government’s Chemist Care Now program, which allows pharmacists to write and supply S4 scripts — from oral contraceptives to medications for mild plaque psoriasis.
When it comes to menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), patients must have seen their GP in the past 12 months and been on the treatment for at least six months. They must be aged 45-59 or 30 or older with confirmed surgical menopause.
Women will have a $20 consult with the pharmacist, which will be fully funded by the government. The consult must take place in a private room where the pharmacist outlines any risks before writing a private script for MHT, according to the government’s new protocol.
