It is meant to save billions, but just how many 60-day scripts are GPs writing?
If you have been rummaging around the pre-federal budget news coverage, you may have read about the billions of dollars taxpayers will be saving as…
Tag: Prescribing
MediSecure enters liquidation just weeks after GP prescription data stolen
Prescription software company MediSecure has gone into liquidation less than a month after being hit by a ransomware cyber attack, with affected doctors still unsure…
Antidepressant withdrawal affects 1 in 6 patients stopping treatment: review
One in six patients who stop taking antidepressants experience withdrawal symptoms, according to German psychiatrists who say the incidence rate is lower than previous estimates.…
Telehealth clinics ‘misleading’ inexperienced doctors into poor prescribing: AHPRA
Telehealth corporates and cannabis clinics are misleading early-career doctors who do not realise they are prescribing inappropriately, AHPRA is warning. The watchdog has announced a…
No extra indemnity fees for Qld pharmacist prescribers: Guild Insurance
Pharmacists who start prescribing S4 medicines in Queensland or any other scope of practice pilot will not face higher premiums, according to the leading pharmacist…
Pharmacists secure UTI prescribing powers in NSW before clinical trial results
The NSW Government will permanently allow pharmacists to diagnose UTIs and prescribe antibiotics despite not seeing the results from its 10-month trial. From 1 June,…
Pharmacy academic Prof Lisa Nissen leading scope of practice review’s $1.2 million research team
Professor Lisa Nissen, whose controversial work opened the door for pharmacy UTI prescribing, is leading the expert research team behind the Federal Government’s Scope of…
Agreements with GPs could be the safe alternative to independent prescribing by pharmacists
Roles of health professionals are still unfortunately often stuck in the past. That is, before the shift of education of nurses and other health professionals…
Welcome to AusDoc’s new drugs and guidelines update for GPs
Welcome to AusDoc’s drugs and guidelines update for GPs — your newest resource from AusDoc. This concise reference is designed to make it easier to…
‘These are good, caring clinicians’: Why this GP is training pharmacists for the Qld pharmacy pilot
A GP who trained pharmacists to independently diagnose and treat 17 conditions for Queensland’s pharmacy prescribing pilot says they are not trying to duplicate GP…
