pharmacist prescribing
Draft guidelines back separation of prescribing and dispensing
Board opens consultation on draft endorsement for scheduled medicines for pharmacist prescribers standard and guidelines Proposed guidelines for an endorsement to enable pharmacists to prescribe seeks to maintain the separation of duties between prescriber and …
NSW joins nation in pharmacist pill initiation
State government pledges $4.5 million to support access to pharmacist-initiated oral contraception Pharmacist prescribers in NSW will join their peers in being authorised to prescribe oral contraception for women aged 18 …
Pharmacist prescribers deserve more: Barometer
Close to three-quarters of pharmacists say they would back an hourly rate of $70.80 for prescribers, UTS Pharmacy Barometer reveals As pharmacists’ scope of practice expands to include prescribing for certain conditions, …
‘Increasingly adversarial’ debate around pharmacist prescribing
The current conversation is having a direct impact on willingness of GPs to engage pharmacists for HMRs and RMMRs, according to leading employer in aged care Australia is at a …
GPs demand decision reversal on women’s health trial
The national health minister’s announcement at last week’s APP has attracted praise from within the profession and dissent from medical groups Plans to allow qualified pharmacists to prescribe oral contraceptives …
‘This is a terrific improvement to access and affordability’
Government moves to fulfil promised subsidised pharmacist prescribing pilot From 1 January 2027, women will be able to access government-funded pharmacist-prescribed oral contraceptives and antibiotics for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs). Federal …
Green light for pharmacist-initiated hormonal contraception
Guild urges NSW Premier to commit to authorising hormonal contraception initiation for pharmacists Women living in five states and the Northern Territory are set to benefit from improved access to oral contraceptives later this …
Pharmacist prescribing ‘will become the norm’
With four prescribers now on her team, award-winning proprietor Karen Brown believes pharmacists who don’t keep up with the training will get “left behind” Brown, partner of TerryWhite Chemmart Arana …
Negotiations ongoing for women’s health trials
Department hopeful agreement can be reached on the design of trials to enable pharmacists to initiate hormonal contraception National trials aimed at improving access to PBS subsidised contraceptives and treatment for uncomplicated …
Petition warns against autonomous pharmacist prescribing
GP-led petition calls on the House of Representatives to urge the government and the Pharmacy Board of Australia to reconsider its consultation process on pharmacist prescribing “Autonomous pharmacist prescribing models …
No ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach
Q&A: We speak with senior pharmacist and researcher Hana Amer about her recent scoping study on collaborative prescribing, the different models and benefits for patients Adelaide University PhD candidate and …
Vic scope program gets rebrand
Victoria’s Community Pharmacist Program is being renamed as Chemist Care Now, Monash commences enrolments for its pharmacist prescribing course State Minister for Health, Mary-Anne Thomas officially announced the launch of Monash University’s Graduate Certificate …