Nurse Prescribing Welcomed By PSA, Australia

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed the Federal Budget announcement to extend the cover of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme to appropriately qualified and credentialed nurse practitioners and eligible midwives. Under the new arrangements, these senior nurses will be authorised to write prescriptions for certain drugs that will attract all the benefits of the PBS for their patients.

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Filed under: Nursing on May 18th, 2009