US EditionConfusing for Doctors, Inequitable for Patients: Why Australia’s Medicinal Cannabis System Needs Urgent Reform
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The Federal Government is planning stricter requirements for medical cannabis. According to a draft, prescriptions should only be possible after personal medical contact, and online distribution should also be prohibited. The Ministry of Health wants to take action against abuse.
Confusing for doctors, inequitable for patients: why Australia’s medicinal cannabis system needs urgent reform
Vanessa Nunes/Getty ImagesIn 2024 alone, Australia’s medicines regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), authorised at least 979,000 prescription applications for medicinal cannabis through its specialised access pathways. These “specialised access” mechanisms were originally designed for occasional, case-by-case use of unapproved drugs. But they have become mainstream. As more and more people receive medicinal cannabis prescription…
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ABDA Bundesvgg. Dt. Apothekerverbande [Newsroom]Berlin (ots) - Die ABDA - Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Apothekerverbande welcomes the amendments proposed by the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) to the Medical Cannabis Act. Today, a draft speaker from the BMG ... Continue reading here...Original content of: ABDA Bundesvgg. Dt. Apothekerverbande, transmitted by news up-to-date
According to the "Draft of a Bill Amending the Medical Cannabis Act," Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) intends to implement massive tightening of the dispensing of medical cannabis. This is reported by the Bavarian Media Group. According to the draft, prescriptions should only be issued through direct contact with a doctor in a practice or during a home visit. The following passage is to be added to the existing legal text: "The prescri…
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