Sixty-day scripts slow to find favour: Study With a significantly lower-than-expected uptake, an RACGP expert says this could be caused by software impediments, complexity over medication eligibility, and patient views.
Queensland makes pharmacy prescribing permanent The RACGP has called out the decision to make the pilot programs a permanent fixture, raising concerns about patient safety and the precedent it sets.
Deprescribing campaign focuses on environmental gains Advocacy backed by the RACGP highlights the benefits of deprescribing to both patients and the planet.
Dire 60-day script predictions fail to materialise As well as saving patients money, more pharmacies have opened than have closed since the policy first came into effect in September 2023.
UTI pharmacy prescribing goes nationwide The initiative can now be accessed across Australia, leading a furious RACGP President to say, ‘that’s just not good medicine’.
Priceline cervical cancer screening plan draws fierce criticism A pilot program enabling patients to self-test inside the pharmacy giant’s stores has infuriated GPs who said it goes against the core values of the national screening program.
NSW and SA further expand pharmacy prescribing A contraceptive pill pilot has been made permanent in NSW, as SA announces significantly expanded prescribing options, and it has left GPs worried.
RACGP slams sweeping pharmacy scope expansion NSW pharmacists will be allowed to autonomously treat several more conditions, in an unexpected move labelled ‘reckless’.
Final 60-day dispensing medicines revealed Around 100 extra medicines are now available for 60-day prescriptions, including treatments for asthma, COPD, anxiety and Parkinson’s disease.
Misdiagnosis ‘inevitable’ as WA widens pharmacy prescribing GPs will be left out of the loop once again as WA joins other states in expanding the controversial program, despite dire warnings.