The State Government’s plan to allow pharmacists to prescribe some medicines has received backlash from GP’s.
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has warned the move could worsen medicine shortages and lead to over-prescription if people take advantage of the service.
Under the proposed reforms, medicines for urinary tract infections, treatments for skin conditions and infections and birth control will be available through pharmacists, with the NSW State Government wanting the trial to extend nationwide.
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