Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2019
Aussies to be denied repeat prescriptions for common antibiotics
8 October 2019 - Health Minister Greg Hunt has welcomed a move that would abolish repeat prescriptions for a range of common antibiotics in an attempt to quash superbugs.
Aussies would no longer be able to get repeat prescriptions for antibiotics if a medical recommendation is adopted.
The PBAC, which advises the federal government, is pushing to kill off a repeat option for a number of frequently used antibiotics, where no where no repeats are deemed therapeutically necessary.
