The Epoch Times
The Epoch Times
AD
The Epoch Times
Support Us
Australia News

Doctors Sore Over Radical Pharmacist Treatment Plan

Doctors Sore Over Radical Pharmacist Treatment Plan
A pharmacy in Forest Lake on the southside of Brisbane is seen in Brisbane, Australia, on May 14, 2015. Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images
AAP
AAP
7/26/2024|Updated: 7/26/2024
0:00

A plan to allow pharmacists to treat patients for more than a dozen common conditions could risk lives, an influential doctors group warns.

The proposal by the Country Liberal Party ahead of the Northern Territory’s (NT’s) Aug. 24 election comes as other states and territories undertake pharmacy prescription trials allowing patients to bypass GPs.

AAP
AAP
Author
Australian Associated Press is an Australian news agency.
Author’s Selected Articles
Over 20,000 Sales of NSW $1 Home Design
Jan 27, 2026
Over 20,000 Sales of NSW $1 Home Design
Liberal Leader’s Allies Vow Support amid Leadership Change ‘Frenzy’
Jan 26, 2026
Liberal Leader’s Allies Vow Support amid Leadership Change ‘Frenzy’
Thousands of Victorian Residents told to Leave Before Sunset as Massive Fire Spreads
Jan 25, 2026
Thousands of Victorian Residents told to Leave Before Sunset as Massive Fire Spreads
Father of Canadian Backpacker Says She Wouldn’t Want to See Dingoes Culled
Jan 25, 2026
Father of Canadian Backpacker Says She Wouldn’t Want to See Dingoes Culled
Add to My List
Save
The Epoch Times
Copyright © 2000 - 2026 The Epoch Times Association Inc. All Rights Reserved.