India, May 23 -- Monash University is working towards becoming the first University in Victoria to offer postgraduate education for pharmacists ready to join the state's prescribing workforce.

On 20 May it was announced the Victorian Government is investing $18 million to enable pharmacists who complete postgraduate training to prescribe treatment for 22 health conditions, including asthma, nausea, ear infections, dermatitis and type 2 diabetes.

The significant move also means the government will fund pharmacist consultation fees for the expanded program so patients will be able to access the care they need without an out-of-pocket cost - an Australian first.

In response, Monash University's Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Scien...