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Harriet Tatham

New South Wales pharmacies sign up to prescribe UTI medications and resupply the pill

Catherine Bronger from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has signed-up to take part in the trial. (ABC News: Harriet Tatham)

More than 1,000 pharmacies across New South Wales have signed up to a trial that will allow them to administer some prescriptions, in a bid to alleviate pressure on the state's strained health system.

The initiative will allow pharmacists, after completing additional training, to prescribe medication for urinary tract infections (UTI) to women under the age of 65 from next month.

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