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Sam McKeith

Patient warning over plan to ease GP load with pharmacy

Pharmacists would treat a range of minor ailments under the NSW government plan. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

A NSW plan to allow pharmacists to treat more conditions could ease the pressure on overworked GPs, but their peak body has slammed the scheme as risking people's health.

Pharmacists could soon be able to order prescription treatments for medical problems such as ear infections, nausea and acne under a proposal aimed at lessening workloads on GPs.

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