Low pharmacy vaping uptake fuels black market fears
Only about 40,000 vapes have been sold via the federal government's pharmacy model, which critics say shows black market sales are still thriving.
Only about 40,000 vapes have been sold via the federal government's pharmacy model, which critics say shows black market sales are still thriving.
The peak body for GPs has hit out at a NSW government plan to let pharmacies treat more health conditions to take pressure off doctors.
Patients could bypass GPs and be treated by pharmacists for some conditions under a proposed overhaul which has raised the ire of doctors.
Pharmacists will be able to prescribe medications and administer more vaccines under a pilot program being expanded throughout Queensland.
Women in NSW will be able to get the oral contraceptive pill through their local pharmacy rather than visiting a doctor for a prescription in a year-long trial.
The federal government has entered into talks with the peak body representing pharmacies as its 60-day medicine dispensing policy kicks off.
Queensland has proposed anti-smoking laws to crack down on businesses supplying illicit tobacco products and to stop people puffing near children.
The former face of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Dr Nick Coatsworth, is urging Australians not to make the same mistake he did about the flu vaccine.
Patient safety and pain relief is in the spotlight as more states allow pharmacists to prescribe medication, with doctors and pharmacists bitterly divided.
The peak bodies for GPs and pharmacy owners have traded insults, including accusations of being "out of control" and whipping up a media frenzy.
Skipping the GP consultation to get a prescription for serious health conditions is not the answer to staff shortages in regional Queensland, doctors say.
Australians suffering from a severe form of eczema will save tens of thousands of dollars after a new listing on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.