Easier Access to Contraceptives Cuts Down on GP Appointments: Pharmaceutical Body

Published on January 24, 2024

Australian women in several states have cut 10,000 general practitioner (GP) appointments after local governments loosened restrictions on contraceptive pills. This comes after state governments in Victoria, New South Wales (NSW), and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) implemented a trial that allowed eligible women to get up to one year of contraceptive pills from pharmacies without the need to visit a GP. According to the governments, over 800 women in Victoria, and more than 600 in NSW and ACT signed up for the trial in the first few months, along with the participation of 1,600 pharmacies in those states. Queensland and South Australia are planning to implement similar trials in 2024, while Tasmania and Western Australia have recently allowed women to access an “emergency” one-month supply....

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