Doctors in Medicinal Cannabis Crackdown Amid Psychosis Spike
AUSTRALIA, JUL 8 – The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency issued new medicinal cannabis prescribing rules after more than 10,000 prescriptions were given in six months amid rising patient concerns.
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Practitioners targeted in medicinal cannabis crackdown
Australia's healthcare watchdog has issued new guidelines for medicinal cannabis after cases of patients in emergency departments with induced psychosis, consults lasting less than a minute and doctors issuing more than 10,000 scripts in a six-month window.The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) is responding to evidence of poor practices, including over-serving and ethical grey areas, which have raised concerns that practi…
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