Multiple studies have shown that a small percentage of prescribers are responsible for prescribing the majority of opioids.
They blame GPs for prescribing antibiotics to children too often.
The decision to extend the current arrangements for prescribing heroin is welcome.
There are also financial incentives: doctors routinely receive commissions from drug companies for prescribing particular medicines.
Next up, a doctor in Sydney checks guidelines for prescribing antivirals for influenza.
"One of the big reasons for prescribing medications," he said, is to protect the public.
But what if doctors could be guaranteed immunity for prescribing the drug?
Webberley made headlines in the summer for "prescribing sex hormones to a 12-year-old".
This means they are no longer recommended for prescribing on the NHS".
The doctor's fee is about $9 for prescribing a "drinking cure" of the waters, which are free.
Lately, "there" seems not quite far enough from where it was in 1916, when Sanger was arrested for prescribing pessaries.
