Leading doctors call on PBAC to scrap asthma drug prescribing ban on GPs
Clinicians are worried the PBS changes will undermine patient care.
Leading doctors are directly lobbying the Federal Government to scrap new restrictions stopping GPs from initiating PBS scripts for Flixotide Junior and Axotide Junior in young children.
The rules — which were introduced with no warning on 1 April — have alarmed clinicians amid fears they will lead to poor outcomes in those under six with uncontrolled asthma.
