Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jan 2017
Pharmacists get power to alter prescriptions under controversial trial
11 January 2017 - Pharmacists will have the power to alter prescriptions for patients with chronic conditions like asthma in a controversial Victorian trial that shifts some patient care away from doctors.
The Australian Medical Association has been highly critical of the proposal, which the state government this week opened up to expressions of interest. Believed to be an Australian first, the 18-month pilot is expected to launch at two sites in regional Victoria and a third in Melbourne.
