August 2018
News
In this issue
| PDL Practice Alert - Rosuvastatin |
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| Increased Water and Container Fees |
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| Questions about SafeScript (VIC) |
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| This Month's PBS Changes |
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| Running the monthly update for Fred Dispense |
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PDL Practice Alert - Rosuvastatin
In a recent Coronial inquest, the Coroner found that a dispensing error made by a pharmacist was a contributing factor in the death of an elderly consumer.
A consumer with multiple health issues was wrongly dispensed Rosuvastatin 40mg instead of the prescribed Simvastatin 40mg tablets. The consumer was admitted to hospital where the error was subsequently discovered and Rhabdomyolysis was identified. The cause of death was determined to be Rhabdomyolysis.
For full details of the PDL Practice Alert, refer to Robust Dispensing Guidelines - Rosuvastatin.
Increased Water and Container Fees
The following PBS fee changes apply from 1 August:
| Fee Type | 1 July 2018 | 1 August 2018 | |
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| Container Fees | Injectable | $0.83 | $1.10 |
| Other | $0.41 | $0.54 | |
| Dispensing Fees | EW Water Added (dispensing fee) | $10.02 | $10.14 |
| EW Water Added (additional fee) | $1.59 | $1.59 | |
Questions about SafeScript (VIC)
SafeScript, the Victorian Government’s real-time prescription monitoring system for high-risk drugs, will commence rollout in late 2018. We will publish information about using SafeScript with Fred Dispense closer to this date.
For details about SafeScript and how to prepare your pharmacy, please see www.health.vic.gov.au/safescript
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: