SMS subsidy for electronic prescribing extended GPs will now be able to send electronic prescriptions free of charge until at least 30 June.
ePrescribing now available for majority of Australians More than 3.5 million electronic prescriptions and repeats have already been generated by prescribers and dispensers across the country.
Fears aged care antipsychotics proposal could impede patient care The royal commission’s recommendation would restrict GPs’ ability to prescribe antipsychotics for people receiving residential aged care.
RACGP opposes pharmacy push for permanent continued dispensing The college has said a better and safer way to increase access to medicines under emergency situations would be to increase to the number of drugs included in the doctor’s bag.
Regular exercise can improve brain function by up to 15%: Study Promising new research around exercise in older people adds to the evidence base on the importance of social prescribing.
World-first study links social health with dementia The benefits of social wellbeing are an ‘often neglected’ intervention for people with neurocognitive disorders.
GPs slam ‘worrying’, ‘opportunistic’ pharmacy COVID testing trial Queensland Health is pushing ahead with the planned trial despite concerns for the safety of pharmacists and the wider community.
GPs ‘horrified’ at latest pharmacy proposal The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has suggested ‘non-urgent’ emergency department presentations be directed to community pharmacy.
Active Ingredient Prescribing to become mandatory from 1 February GPs have been reminded to update their clinical software in order to continue issuing legal prescriptions.
What GPs should watch out for when ePrescribing GPs have called for careful uptake of electronic prescriptions due to privacy concerns and the complexities for patients with multiple medications.