GPs asked to limit antibiotic scripts due to ‘unprecedented’ shortage A rise in pneumonia and whooping cough cases is exacerbating the situation, with azithromycin and clarithromycin particularly affected.
Is prescription affordability impacting hospitalisations? Research has revealed patients unable to pay for medication are ending up in hospitals, as doctors call for cost-of-living relief.
RACGP hails 60-day dispensing meeting Representatives from both sides of the contentious reform met last week to hash out differences and ensure patients are put first.
Hopes for ‘sustained improvement’ in appropriate prescribing A report shows a significant rise in the number of antimicrobial prescriptions in 2022 – but the rate remains below pre-pandemic levels.
Sixty-day dispensing medication shortages yet to materialise The CEO of Australia’s largest pharmaceutical distributor says there has been ‘very little change in demand’ during the initial weeks of the new policy.
Sixty-day dispensing: What GPs need to know After a long and hard-fought push, the landmark changes will finally be in place from September. Here’s what to expect when the reform goes live.
Deadline looms for sign-up to centralised prescribing The Department of Health and Aged Care is urging practices that have not registered for the national Prescription Delivery Service to do so.
New contract secures immediate future of subsidised ePrescriptions The deal means practices will not incur transaction costs for sending a prescription token or repeat token via SMS or email.
In Practice: ePrescribing SMS reimbursement extended Electronic prescription tokens sent via SMS will continue to be reimbursed until 30 June, the ADHA has confirmed.
RACFs prescribing changes ‘an important step forward’ Adoption of electronic medication charts in residential aged care facilities could be ‘a game changer’ for GPs who provide aged care.