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Are antipsychotics safe to use during pregnancy?

Are antipsychotics safe to use during pregnancy?

Researchers found no connections between the drugs and neurodevelopmental disorders in ‘reassuring’ news for mums.


GP concern over new pharmacy assistants course

GP concern over new pharmacy assistants course

The training was launched as part of the Queensland Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot, but the RACGP says it points to a ‘lack of capacity’.


Primary care at the heart of social prescribing national rollout

Primary care at the heart of social prescribing national rollout

The RACGP was part of a recent roundtable discussion aimed at broadening the landscape of social prescribing in Australia.


In Practice: Updates to allied health MBS items

In Practice: Updates to allied health MBS items

Referral changes to MBS items for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients accessing allied health services are now in place.


Shingles management added to pharmacy prescribing pilot

Shingles management added to pharmacy prescribing pilot

Victorian pharmacists can supply treatments from next month, but one GP says ‘fearless’ evaluation is key to the trial's success.


How GPs can avoid overprescribing

How GPs can avoid overprescribing

We need to use our current antibiotics more wisely, write Professor Paul Glasziou and Assistant Professor Mina Bakhit.


‘Never been a worse time’ for pharmacy prescribing to expand

‘Never been a worse time’ for pharmacy prescribing to expand

South Australia has announced during World AMR Awareness Week that community pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe antibiotics to treat UTIs.


PBS authority process needs ‘serious revamp’: RACGP

PBS authority process needs ‘serious revamp’: RACGP

The ‘administrative and bureaucratic burden’ diverts GPs from patient care and contributes to burnout, the college has said.


Patient speaks out after online prescribing ‘ordeal’

Patient speaks out after online prescribing ‘ordeal’

One Australian woman is warning about the dangers of bypassing a GP, after ineffective medication for a UTI left her fighting for life in hospital.


Questions persist around pharmacist prescribing education

Questions persist around pharmacist prescribing education

The RACGP has once again raised serious concerns about diagnosis and training, as a second round of consultation on the changes kicks off.


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