Selling Covid antivirals over the counter could compromise patient safety, Australian doctors say

Pharmacy Guild pushes for treatments to be sold without prescriptions but peak GP body says process is too complex

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Doctors have warned that a push for Covid antiviral treatments to be sold over the counter at pharmacies may compromise patient safety due to their complex prescription process.

As GP wait times continue to grow significantly across the country and with some GPs ditching bulk billing, the Pharmacy Guild has called on the government to allow antiviral medication to be sold at pharmacies without a prescription.

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