‘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 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’ 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 The RACGP has once again raised serious concerns about diagnosis and training, as a second round of consultation on the changes kicks off.
PBS authorities: Pain points and upcoming improvements Dr Rob Hosking provides an update on RACGP efforts to revamp the much-maligned system.
ED presentations for UTIs surge in wake of pharmacy prescribing New figures show there were nearly 12,000 additional presentations between April 2022–23 compared to 2020, when the scheme was introduced.
Pharmacy prescribing decision ‘makes no sense’ A pilot program set to dramatically extend pharmacists’ prescribing powers has been expanded, even before the first cohort has completed training.
Supervisor recruitment issues contradict Guild claims about NQ Pilot Recent comments that local GPs are ‘very supportive’ of pharmacy prescribing do not appear to match the reality on the ground.
RACGP calls for criminal history check changes Nationwide consistency and removing the need to declare ‘trivial offences’ are among the changes listed in a submission to the regulator.
Why AHPRA makes you declare parking fines (in some states) A review into the criminal history registration standard is underway, which has drawn attention to the current requirements.