Our Process

We want you to feel better and your life to improve. Our doctors will see you face-to-face or with telehealth. The doctor spends time with you to understand your health journey up until now. The doctor will then map out a treatment plan to get you the best possible outcome. And we care…

In your initial consultation an IvyMed Clinic doctor will review your health history including your health summary or referral. The doctor will clarify any issues. If you are eligible and would benefit from treatment the doctor would then prescribe a suitable medication.

There is an onsite dispensary at the clinic that you can choose to fill your prescription.

Your health is a delicate thing. Past medications and previous health issues can be a red flag or could indicate more complicated heath issues to the doctor. When trying alternative treatments, you want the doctor to have the full story so they can be confident in their prescribing.

The TGA also require, for a patient to be eligible, to have had a chronic condition for more than three months and have tried traditional treatments with no success.

To be prepared for an appointment you need to provide IvyMed Clinic with a health summary or referral from your regular GP. IvyMed Clinic will send you a Consent form and a detailed Health History form to fill in before your appointment.

Please arrive ten or so minutes before your scheduled appointment to allow time for processing all the relevant information.

Treatment pricing is difficult to estimate as it depends on what the doctor prescribes as an appropriate treatment. As a rough estimate treatment can range from $90-$200.

Discounted products are available for patients who hold a concession or pension card.

There can be a number of reasons why treatment can not be appropriate. This can be due to certain health conditions and/or other medications. If this is the case then the consultation will be Bulk Billed. 

Initial consultations are $160 with a rebate from Medicare of $82.90 for eligible patients.

Review consultations are $85 with a rebate from Medicare of $42.85 for eligible patients.

New patient telephone consultations $99.

Review patient telephone consultations $85.

Telephone consultations are not eligible for a Medicare rebate unless the patient has been seen in person within the last 12 months.

The most common symptoms that patients come to IvyMed Clinic for treatment are

1. Pain
2. Feeling stressed or anxious
3. Lack of sleep

Although these are the most common symptoms that patients present with there are many other symptoms that patients come to IvyMed Clinic with. If you think that being treated might be right for you, seek advice from your regular GP or make contact with IvyMed Clinic.

In Australia there are very strong rules related to advertising certain health services and treatments. These rules are set by the Therapeutic Goods Association (TGA). There are large fines for companies that break the rules.

There are a many online clinics that are offering free or very cheap consultations. These are clinics that their business model is based around the patient being forced to fill their prescription at their affiliated pharmacy. The cost of the consultation will be included in the higher price of the medication.

Also, many of these online clinics are owned by the drug manufacturer or supplier and the doctors are required to prescribe only their products. This reduces patient choice and generally puts profits ahead of patients.