In Brief: Brand name prescribing; Osteoporosis standards; Safety of OGTT in children

Generic prescribing now the rule New PBS rules require medicines to be prescribed by active ingredient name rather than by brand name, except for a few exemptions. From 1 February, the Active Ingredient Prescribing policy requires the inclusion of active ingredients on all PBS and RPBS prescriptions, except for handwritten prescriptions; paper based medication charts ...