Australian doctors call for longer scripts and more medicine per script to ease GP burden

Longer Scripts Will Make GP Visits Cheaper: Doctors

Medicines must be cheaper and easier to access, so doctors have more time for their patients, the peak body for GPs says. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners on March 27  issued its call to the federal government, saying the May budget was an opportunity to act on much-needed reforms. Those changes included extending the length of prescriptions and allowing a larger supply of medicines to be prescribed in one go. A two-month su…

Australian doctors call for longer scripts and more medicine per script to ease GP burden

Peak body says medicines should be cheaper and easier to access to save money for patients and the budgetFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMedicines must be cheaper and easier to access so doctors have more time for their patients, the peak body for GPs says.The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners on Monday issued its call to the federa…

Longer scripts will make GP visits cheaper: doctors

Allowing a two-month supply of medicines to be provided will halve dispensing fees, GPs say. (Flavio Brancaleone/AAP PHOTOS) By Tara Cosoleto in Melbourne MEDICINES must be cheaper and easier to access so doctors have more time for their patients, the peak body for GPs says. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners on Monday issued its call to the federal government, saying the May budget was an opportunity to act on much-needed ref…

Longer scripts will make GP visits cheaper: doctors

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has put forward its budget requests to the federal government, saying reform could save money and time.

Longer scripts will make GP visits cheaper: doctors

Medicines must be cheaper and easier to access so doctors have more time for their patients, the peak...

Longer scripts will make GP visits cheaper: doctors

Medicines must be cheaper and easier to access so doctors have more time for their patients, the peak body for GPs says. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners on Monday issued its call to the federal government, saying the May budget was an opportunity to act on much-needed reforms. Those changes included extending the length of prescriptions and allowing a larger supply of medicines to be prescribed in one go. A two-month supply…