Re: [Gnumed-devel] gmPrescription

[Horst Herb]

Karsten Hilbert wrote:

> would you mind giving a short explanation as to what "Authority
> Indication" is all about ?

In Australia, doctors are not autonomous in their choice of 
prescriptions: which medication is subsidized by the public health 
system is strictly regulated ("positive list") and many new or expensive 
medications can only be prescribed (in a subsidized way) after going 
through a medieval rigmarole talking on the phone to some clown with no 
medical or pharmaceutical training whatsoever to whom you have to quote 
verbatim the indicatino as given in the Medicare regulations in order to 
obtain an Authority number.
Talk about inefficient.

Horst