NURSE Practitioners will be able
to prescribe a range of PBS
medications from the start of next
month, according to a draft of the
November PBS reported in the
Australian Doctor publication.
Prescribing rights will be available
for smoking drug Champix
(varenicline), a range of
antipsychotics and SSRIs - but will
be limited by each practitioner’s
scope of practice, as defined by
training and experience.
Authority prescriptions will be
allowed, but the move does not
cover highly specialised drugs or
S100 arrangements.
Nurse practitioners will also be
required to have a collaborative
arrangement in place with a doctor.
AMA vice-president Steve
Hambleton said this means that
GPs will be kept informed about
what people are being prescribed -
which he said was vital because it
could “impact a patient outside
[the nurse’s] scope of practice”.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 15 Oct 10 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 15 Oct 10
THE role and significance of community pharmacy in regional areas was a key focus of discussion for the Nationals leader David Littleproud during last week’s visit to Orana Mall Pharmacy as part of a regional tour.
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