Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2017
Change of access to funded nicotine replacement therapy and the emergency contraceptive pill
20 July 2017 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal that would give pharmacists the ability to provide some funded pharmaceuticals without a prescription.
The proposal relates to two products that pharmacists can already sell to patients without a prescription:
- nicotine replacement therapy
- the emergency contraceptive pill (levonorgestrel tablets)
The proposal involves making amendments to the Pharmaceutical Schedule rules to allow pharmacists to independently authorise subsidy for certain pharmaceuticals. It does not involve any changes to prescribing rights or pharmacist scope of practice.
