Who should be allowed to prescribe medications?

A review of the evidence for community pharmacist prescribing has reopened the debate about who should be able to prescribe, and a legislative change means some registered nurses with special training will soon be authorised to prescribe a number of medicines on the PBS too.

Australia's Health 2026 report shows that dementia has overtaken coronary heart disease as the leading cause of death in Australia,  and rising obesity rates are a contributor.

A new study assessed three parameters in the diets of Swedish participants who were at risk of dementia. Can the quality of your diet really make a difference?

A follow up of patients admitted to intensive care units around Australia with sepsis and septic shock, looked at the longer term effects of this life threatening condition.

References

• Community pharmacist prescribing outcomes in Australia and beyond
• Pharmacist prescribing: without evidence, it's the patient who pays
• RACGP-commissioned review confirms pharmacist prescribing improves access to care
• New law gives registered nurses PBS prescribing rights for the first time
• Sexual orientation and gender identity based disparities in colorectal, cervical, and breast cancer screening in the United States
• US study on cancer screening access and what it means for AustraliaUSyd CEC response
• Australian cancer trials are getting worse at reporting sex differences - putting patients at risk
• Australia's health 2026 (AIHW)
• Diet Quality and Dementia Risk in Older Adults With Alzheimer Pathology
• Long-term survival in patients discharged alive from hospital following an intensive care unit admission with sepsis or septic shock in Australia and New Zealand: an observational cohort study