THE 18-month Victorian Community Statewide Pilot is now a permanent program, with community pharmacists able to treat patients for more everyday health conditions.

“Pharmacists have been successfully treating patients for conditions such as uncomplicated UTIs and resupplying the oral contraceptive pill for the last 18 months in Victoria, and we are pleased the Government has made this a permanent program,” said George Tambassis, Victorian President of the Pharmacy Guild.

Other conditions that have now become permanent practice include treatment for shingles, mild plaque psoriasis and travel vaccinations.

The Victorian branch also welcomed the Government’s commitment to expand the everyday conditions from five to 22, announced in the recent State Budget (PD 20 May).

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