❓ WA Government declines to lobby the Commonwealth for a national register of prescription drugs, citing existing collaborative efforts to monitor controlled drugs dispensing.
AnsweredQoN 818Legislative Council
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PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SALE — NATIONAL REGISTER
(1) Will the state government lobby the commonwealth to introduce a national register to monitor the sale of prescription drugs as recommended by the Western Australian Coroner? (2) If no to (1), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON
(1) Will the state government lobby the commonwealth to introduce a national register to monitor the sale of prescription drugs as recommended by the Western Australian Coroner? (2) If no to (1), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2) The commonwealth has already stated that it is working with the states to develop a system to collect and report data on pharmacists dispensing controlled drugs to combat forged scripts, abuse and doctor shopping.
(2) If no to (1), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2) The commonwealth has already stated that it is working with the states to develop a system to collect and report data on pharmacists dispensing controlled drugs to combat forged scripts, abuse and doctor shopping.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2) The commonwealth has already stated that it is working with the states to develop a system to collect and report data on pharmacists dispensing controlled drugs to combat forged scripts, abuse and doctor shopping.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2) The commonwealth has already stated that it is working with the states to develop a system to collect and report data on pharmacists dispensing controlled drugs to combat forged scripts, abuse and doctor shopping.
(1) No. (2) The commonwealth has already stated that it is working with the states to develop a system to collect and report data on pharmacists dispensing controlled drugs to combat forged scripts, abuse and doctor shopping.
(2) The commonwealth has already stated that it is working with the states to develop a system to collect and report data on pharmacists dispensing controlled drugs to combat forged scripts, abuse and doctor shopping.
(2) If no to (1), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2) The commonwealth has already stated that it is working with the states to develop a system to collect and report data on pharmacists dispensing controlled drugs to combat forged scripts, abuse and doctor shopping.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2) The commonwealth has already stated that it is working with the states to develop a system to collect and report data on pharmacists dispensing controlled drugs to combat forged scripts, abuse and doctor shopping.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2) The commonwealth has already stated that it is working with the states to develop a system to collect and report data on pharmacists dispensing controlled drugs to combat forged scripts, abuse and doctor shopping.
(1) No. (2) The commonwealth has already stated that it is working with the states to develop a system to collect and report data on pharmacists dispensing controlled drugs to combat forged scripts, abuse and doctor shopping.
(2) The commonwealth has already stated that it is working with the states to develop a system to collect and report data on pharmacists dispensing controlled drugs to combat forged scripts, abuse and doctor shopping.
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