February 2017
News
In this issue
| Australia Day public holiday 26 January 2017 |
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| Changes in the February 2017 release |
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| No PBS changes in March 2017 |
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| Discounting PBS scripts |
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| PBS changes effective February 2017 |
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Australia Day public holiday 26 January 2017
Fred Help will be available between the hours of 8.30am to 5.00pm on 1300 731 888.
Changes in the February 2017 release
- The Owing script report displays both brand and generic drug names.
- The PRF report now shows all family members' Medicare Card or DVA numbers.
- The Script Analysis report excludes items based on wholesale cost levels.
For more details, refer to the February 2017.
Fred Connect update
There will be an update to Fred Connect during February 2017.
Depending on your pharmacy's security settings, Windows might prompt you before updating Fred Connect. If this prompt is displayed, select Yes to continue the update.
No PBS changes in March 2017
There will be no PBS changes in March 2017 as the Department of Health are updating their processes for delivering monthly PBS data to software vendors.
The PBS changes for February 2017 are available here.
Fred is pleased to once again be named a major sponsor for the APP Conference, running from 9-12 March 2017 on the Gold Coast. Visit our team at stands 157 and 158 to see the latest products and technology that Fred have on offer in 2017!
Discounting PBS scripts
Since 1 January last year (2016), approved pharmacists have had the option to discount the PBS patient co-payment by a maximum of $1.00 per PBS supply.
The discount for co-payment general and concession prescriptions is capped to $1.00 for Section 90 pharmacies (Community and some Hospital pharmacies) and Section 92 Dispensing Doctors. For Section 94 Private Hospital Pharmacies, the discount amount is uncapped. Friendly Society Pharmacies may continue with existing arrangements for their members.
In Fred Dispense, you can apply a discount to an individual patient, or to specific types of patients, within the terms of the 6CPA. Discounting rules are applied and set from the Co-payment discount rules screen. Then, when you dispense, the script’s patient price is automatically calculated according to the discounting rules you have set.
For full instructions on setting up discounting rules in Fred Dispense, see Discounting PBS Scripts.
For more information about the 6CPA, refer to https://www.guild.org.au/the-guild/community-pharmacy-agreement/
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PBS changes effective February 2017
For the full Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits, go to the PBS website at http://www.pbs.gov.au/ where you can search the schedule by drug name.
For your convenience, we've also uploaded a printable summary of this month's important PBS changes to this site: