9 July 2019 - A proposal to allow pharmacists to issue repeat prescriptions should be backed as consumers will save time and money, the Australian Health Care Reform Alliance says.

Doctors in Western Australia are fiercely campaigning against a push by pharmacists to let them prescribe medications for chronic, ongoing illnesses such as asthma and diabetes.

The proposal was included in a recently published WA health department report, which also recommended the state government acknowledge pharmacists were potentially being under-used.

Australian Health Care Reform Alliance chair Jennifer Doggett said pharmacists should indeed be put to greater use.

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