Will GPs embrace 60-day prescribing?

While GPs support the policy, some want the government to address the financial impact on pharmacies.

Much ink and even tears were spilled over the Federal Government’s plan for 60-day dispensing, but the impact on pharmacies and patients depends on a question. 

Will GPs embrace it or not?  

To recap, the Minister for Health and Aged Care confirmed last month that the government would let GPs write double-length scripts for 300 PBS medicines, such as statins and PPIs.  

The policy will not be implemented until September and then only in waves, with about 100 medications moved onto the 60-day dispensing list in the first wave.

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