Pharmacists with appropriate training can now help manage select common health conditions – including some treatment with medicines usually only available with a prescription.
The NSW Pharmacy Trial is a research study that is testing pharmacist services for:
The University of Newcastle is leading the trial in association with the University of Technology Sydney, University of New England, Charles Sturt University, The George Institute for Global Health and the Hunter Medical Research Institute, peak bodies and other professional organisations.
The trials for UTI management and resupply of oral contraceptive pills have finished and these services are now available in NSW.
You may be eligible to have your skin condition treated by a pharmacist participating in the NSW Pharmacy Trial, if you have symptoms of:
Find out if your local pharmacist can help you manage a skin condition.
If you are a pharmacy owner or pharmacist, find out more about the trial.
Search for a pharmacist near you who may be able to help manage skin conditions.
An evaluation of the Urinary Tract Infection and Oral Contraceptive Pill phases of the NSW Pharmacy Trial will be provided to NSW Health in 2025, while evaluation of the dermatology phase will be provided in 2026, along with a detailed evaluation of all aspects of the trial. These evaluations will be used to inform future service delivery models.
Community pharmacists working in NSW, who have completed appropriate training, can now help manage certain health conditions.
Find out if your local pharmacist can help you manage uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Learn more about how pharmacists can deliver this service.
Find out if you can get a resupply of hormonal contraception from your local pharmacist.
In addition to the above services, NSW Health has authorised individual pharmacists who have successfully completed specified university-level training available through the Queensland University of Technology and James Cook University to provide treatment to eligible people for:
Specific pharmacist training requirements are outlined within the NSW Authorities.
Learn more about new community benefits offered by local pharmacies.
Discover how pharmacists can provide the services to the community.
The NSW Government is also exploring other ways to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice including the following conditions:
Subject to appropriate training and ongoing work in implementation work, these services may be available as soon as 2026.
NSW Health is consulting with universities on the development of suitable training as well as the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia on request supports for pharmacists including:
