‘Significant overreach’: Queensland pilot ploughs ahead before national standards agreed The RACGP Queensland Chair finds little cause for comfort in documents inviting pharmacies to apply to the state’s pharmacy prescribing pilot.
Pharmacists raise UTI prescribing concerns A state union has flagged potential issues surrounding medical indemnity, overwork, and the separation of prescribing and dispensing.
RACGP declines participation in pharmacy prescribing stakeholder group The Australian Pharmacy Council is going ahead with the development of accreditation standards for pharmacist prescribing.
Health Minister pushed for more detail on proposed general practice reforms RACGP President Dr Nicole Higgins has written to Mark Butler calling for decisive government action and investment in patient care.
Mystery over proposed pharmacy prescribing ‘trials’ NSW pharmacists will be able to side-step the TGA and extend oral contraception by July – but patient safety protections remain unclear.
RACGP backs NACCHO’s pharmacy concerns Both organisations warn that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s care will be compromised by pharmacist prescribers.
In Practice: ePrescribing SMS reimbursement extended Electronic prescription tokens sent via SMS will continue to be reimbursed until 30 June, the ADHA has confirmed.
Pushback against Premier’s nationwide pharmacy prescribing call Dominic Perrottet is set to raise the topic at National Cabinet, but the RACGP is urging leaders to prioritise patient safety ahead of pharmacy profits.
GPs dissect pharmacy prescribing folly Drs Stephanie Dawson-Smith and Karen Price review the murky history of pharmacy prescribing in Australia and warn of the significant dangers ahead.
Guild President under fire for ‘extraordinary’ outburst The comments, made at a recent student event, included attacks on multiple health professions and argued for no-limits pharmacy prescribing.