Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Oct 2020
Pharmacist prescribers able to prescribe special authority medicines
1 October 2020 - Some medicines are only funded under certain conditions to ensure access to medicines is available for those who would benefit most from treatment. To receive these medicines, a special authority approval is required.
Until today, only medical practitioners, dieticians, nurse practitioners and optometrists were able to apply for special authority approvals.
However, from 1 October 2020, pharmacist prescribers are now able to apply for special authority to prescribe specific restricted medicines.
