Doctors V Pharmacists
GPs blast 'out-of-control' pharmacists
A war of words has erupted between the peak bodies for general practitioners and community pharmacy owners, with one side accused of whipping up a media frenzy after they labelled the other out of control.
The confrontation was sparked by reporting of a speech given by Pharmacy Guild president Trent Twomey, who allegedly labelled GPs "twits" who allowed their sector to become commercialised.
In his speech to students in Canberra, Professor Twomey pushed for pharmacists to be given greater powers to prescribe medications.
"We do not support, at the…
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