June 2018
News
In this issue
| Redesigned Safety Net functionality |
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| Fred Help Centre Featured Articles and Documents |
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| New Drug Warning for Drug Priced at $110,000.00 |
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| This Month's PBS Changes |
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| Running the monthly update for Fred Dispense |
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Everolimus Substitution
Pharmacists are advised to exercise caution when substituting between brands of everolimus or dispensing outside repeats. Not all brands of everolimus are approved for all PBS item numbers.
Redesigned Safety Net functionality
To enable more accurate Safety Net Threshold calculations and better system performance, the Modify Safety Net window now allows you to capture additional information about a patient's scripts from outside your pharmacy.
You can now enter two separate script counts:
- Scripts priced at $6.40 or more
- Discounted, Concession, and other scripts priced below $6.40
Fred Help Centre Featured Articles and Documents
End of Financial Year Report Recommendations
Fred Office End of Financial Year Report Recommendations
Stocktaking Help
New Drug Warning for Drug Priced at $110,000.00
The 1 June 2018 drug file introduces a drug with a price of $110,000.00 (Spinraza VL 12mg/5mL). As Fred Dispense cannot display a price this long, the price will display as "*****.*" on screen and in some reports.
When you select this drug during dispensing, the following information displays in the Drug Details and Warnings boxes:
High Cost $110000.00 (June2018)
This Month's PBS Changes
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: