FP 50 restriction sparks prescribing authority debate

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GPs have questioned why some medications can only be prescribed by certain specialties, calling differential access to the PBS ‘utterly illogical’

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Period	1 May 2023

Title	FP 50 restriction sparks prescribing authority debate
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	News GP
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	Australia
Date	1/05/23
Description	GPs have questioned why some medications can only be prescribed by certain specialties, calling differential access to the PBS ‘utterly illogical’.
Producer/Author	Matt Woodley
URL	https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/fp-50-restriction-sparks-prescribing-authority-deb?utm_source=racgpnewsgpnewsletter&utm_campaign=newsgpedm&utm_medium=email
Persons	Mark Morgan