Why the pharmacist UTI prescribing trial is not actually a trial
More than 1,100 pharmacists are diagnosing and prescribing for 'uncomplicated' UTIs but will we discover if it is safe and effective?
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The anger is real. So are the concerns about women being misdiagnosed by pharmacists given a financial incentive to dole-out antibiotics.
This at least is the view in medical circles of what to many is clearly a significant, large-scale experiment in clinical management: the Queensland UTI pharmacy prescribing trial.