![]() ![]() ![]() Recurring UTIs can be a sign of other issues and the trial relied on patients self-reporting. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) president Nicole Higgins said it showed 192 women with recurring UTIs were treated in the pilot when they should have been sent to their GP. GPs say a new report has revealed serious problems with the initial pilot. The pilot was popular with patients and has now been made permanent in Queensland, with other states and territories following suit.īut the peak body for GPs has serious concerns with the program and it has opened a new front in their turf war with pharmacists. "To be able to go in on the weekend to get medical attention straight away. ![]() It was designed to reduce the number of women turning up at busy emergency departments out-of-hours with UTIs, who suffer most with these infections. She's one of more than 10,000 women able to get antibiotics over-the-counter at her local chemist instead, under a two-year pilot in Queensland. You feel like you need to pee all the time," she said.įor the Brisbane woman, it's a four-week wait to see her GP to get much-needed antibiotics. ![]()
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