What does #SC in Patient History Mean?
In the patient history screen some scripts will display with a #SC followed by a series of numbers. This only appears in the history display and does not appear in the label display, the printed label or on the repeat form.
The SC stands for Streamlined Authority Code. When dispensing a Streamlined Authority
On 1 July 2007, a large number of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) subsidised medicines that previously required an authority approval before being prescribed moved to a new streamlined authority process.
The streamlined authority process is designed to reduce the administrative burden on prescribers, as they don’t need to seek prior telephone or written approval from the Department of Human Services (DHS) or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) to prescribe some PBS Authority required items. prescription, a Streamlined Authority code can be entered. The code that has been entered can then be seen in the patient history screen as #SCXXXX. The XXXX is the 4 digit Streamlined Authority Code entered for this prescription.
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