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

Doctors Sore Over Radical Pharmacist Treatment Plan

0
FacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmail
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

Stokes Defends Bold Ashes Prep as England Chase First Win in Australia Since 2011

Nov 12, 2025
Stokes Defends Bold Ashes Prep as England Chase First Win in Australia Since 2011

Parents Urged to Prepare for Social Media Ban on Kids

Nov 09, 2025
Parents Urged to Prepare for Social Media Ban on Kids

Deputy PM Recasts Labor as ‘The Party of Defence’

Nov 09, 2025
Deputy PM Recasts Labor as ‘The Party of Defence’

Coalition Could Look at Coal Subsidies, Stick With Nuclear

Nov 08, 2025
Coalition Could Look at Coal Subsidies, Stick With Nuclear
Add to My List
Save
The Epoch Times
Copyright © 2000 - 2025 The Epoch Times Association Inc. All Rights Reserved.