July 2017
News
In this issue
| Set NHS/OTC Prices for Different Quantities of an Under Co-Payment NHS Item |
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| Fee Changes Applicable from 1 July 2017 |
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| Changing Approval Number? |
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| Fred Help Centre Featured Articles and Documents |
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| PBS Changes Effective July 2017 |
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| Running the monthly update for Fred Dispense |
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Set NHS/OTC Prices for Different Quantities of an Under Co-Payment NHS Item
In the July 2017 release of Fred Dispense, you can now set customised NHS/OTC prices for different quantities of an under co-payment NHS item.
This enhancement is designed to resolve a long-standing difficulty with applying customised prices to drugs that contain multiple PBS listings representing different quantities of the same item (for example, some steroid creams). For details, see the Set NHS/OTC Prices for Different Quantities of an Under Co-Payment NHS Item
Fee Changes Applicable from 1 July 2017
Premium Free Dispensing Incentive
From 1 July 2017, the Premium Free Dispensing Incentive fee will increase from $1.74 to $1.78
Other fee changes
The following fees, patient contributions and safety net thresholds apply as at 1 July 2017 and are included, where applicable, in prices published in the Schedule.
| Fee Type | Fee | |
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| Dispensing Fees | Ready-prepared | $7.15 |
| Dangerous drug fee | $3.01 | |
| Extemporaneously-prepared | $9.19 | |
| Allowable additional patient charge* | $4.38 | |
| Additional Fees (for safety net prices) | Ready-prepared | $1.21 |
| Extemporaneously-prepared | $1.57 | |
| Patient Co-payments | General | $38.80 |
| Concessional | $6.30 | |
| Safety Net Thresholds | General | $1494.90 |
| Concessional | $378.00 | |
| Safety Net Card Issue Fee | $9.73 | |
* The allowable additional patient charge is a discretionary charge to general patients if a pharmaceutical item has a dispensed price for maximum quantity less than the general patient co-payment. The pharmacist may charge general patients the allowable additional fee but the fee cannot take the cost of the prescription above the general patient co-payment for the medicine. This fee does not count towards the Safety Net threshold.
Changing Approval Number?
To avoid any interruption in trading at full capacity, it is important you give us plenty of advance notice.
We have prepared a quick guide to Changing Approval Number for current and new owners to ensure a smooth business transition.
Fred Help Centre Featured Articles and Documents
End of Financial Year Report Recommendations
Fred Office End of Financial Year Report Recommendations
Stocktaking Help
PBS Changes Effective July 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: