Another state on verge of pharmacist UTI prescribing
The SA Government should let pharmacists prescribe antibiotics for UTIs “as soon as possible” without a trial or pilot program, a parliamentary committee has declared.…
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67 doctors sign up to supervise pharmacists in ‘reckless’ Qld prescribing trial
Almost 70 doctors, half of them GPs, have agreed to supervise pharmacists while they train to prescribe S4 drugs and manage chronic conditions under Queensland’s…
Breaking news: Queensland’s ‘dangerous experiment’ in pharmacist S4 prescribing to expand statewide
The controversial pharmacist S4 prescribing trial is being expanded to include the whole of Queensland even before the pilot covering 600,000 patients begins. Both grassroots…
The latest trial of pharmacist UTI prescribing looks legitimate – until you read the diagnostic standards
The pharmacy trial for the management of UTIs by community pharmacists in NSW is fundamentally flawed in ways that will render its results on safety…
Pharmacists to complete two hours of training to diagnose UTIs: Vic Govt
Pharmacists wanting to offer UTI and contraceptive consults under the Victorian Government’s controversial pharmacy prescribing pilot will start their training next month. The State Government…
Plan for pharmacists to prescribe under GP direction ‘could be very positive’: state AMA
The Tasmanian Government will let GPs delegate aged care prescribing to pharmacists as part of a trial that has cautious support from the state AMA.…
‘Escalating concerns’ with Victorian Govt’s pharmacy prescribing pilot trigger AMA walkout
AMA Victoria has stopped advising the State Government on pharmacy prescribing, accusing it of rushing into a pilot while key questions remain unanswered, including all…
Pharmacy guild and govt’s peace deal already at risk after question time protest
A truce between the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Federal Government could be on shaky ground following another pharmacy lobby group’s protest at Parliament…
Mark Butler wants to ‘unleash’ pharmacists and nurses with scope of practice review
Pharmacists and nurses will be able to push for more GP-type roles as part of a Federal Government review into scope of practice. Minister for Health…
Pharmacy prescribing trial protocol for NSW revealed at last
The trial and treatment protocols for pharmacy prescribing in NSW are now public, two-and-a-half weeks after 1000 pharmacies started offering UTI diagnosis and treatment. The…
