Vic pharmacists must prioritise non-antibiotic UTI treatment under prescribing pilot protocol
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Pharmacists who diagnose and treat UTIs should start with “conservative management with non-prescription medicines”, reserving antibiotics for patients who do not improve after 48 hours, Victoria’s new prescribing protocols say.
The state’s $20 million pilot of pharmacists prescribing antibiotics for UTIs, extending contraceptive scripts and treating “some mild skin conditions” begins this month.