Pharmacists get green light to diagnose and treat UTIs in WA
WA pharmacists with additional training can now prescribe nitrofurantoin or trimethoprim for UTIs, state Minister for Health Amber-Jade Sanderson has announced. Unlike NSW, the WA…
Tag: Prescribing
Risperidone under renewed scrutiny as use in aged care rises
The PBAC is planning a fresh review of antipsychotic prescribing in aged care after a report found the use of risperidone to treat dementia symptoms…
Telehealth corporate’s semaglutide emails in TGA sights
The TGA is “making inquiries” after GP telehealth corporate Eucalyptus Health emailed patients to say its doctors could now prescribe Ozempic (semaglutide) for weight loss.…
GP believed complaint about her prescribing was defamatory: tribunal
A GP has failed to convince a tribunal that a complaint about her controlled drug prescribing was defamatory and that a report critical of her…
Opioids no better than placebo for low back and neck pain: real-world trial
Given the criticism of the researchers’ conclusions, AusDoc would like to direct our readers to Dr Sue Ieraci’s article outlining the study’s limitations. Opioids should…
GP prescribing rights for kids’ asthma inhaler finally restored
GPs can once again prescribe subsidised Flixotide Junior and Axotide Junior to children under six after the PBAC’s controversial restrictions were officially scrapped over the…
Pharmacists will diagnose and treat skin conditions from October: Vic Govt
The Victorian Government will fund pharmacists to diagnose and treat UTIs, “some mild skin conditions” and to renew contraceptive scripts from October this year. Premier…
Last chance to sign the AusDoc petition calling for the pharmacy prescribing trial to be stopped
For the past month we have been collecting doctors’ signatures for our open letter calling for the North Queensland pharmacy prescribing trial to be stopped.…
New report ‘proof’ pharmacy prescribing for UTIs should end, says RACGP
The RACGP has called on Queensland’s new health minister to revoke pharmacists’ UTI prescribing rights after the final evaluation of its statewide pilot showed 200…
‘No basis’ for pharmacy guild’s medicine shortage claims: Professor Michael Kidd
The Federal Government says new advice from the PBAC and former RACGP president Professor Michael Kidd supports its decision to let GPs write double-length scripts…
