March 2019

News

In this issue

SafeScript and Fred Dispense for Victorian Pharmacies

1. Register

Victorian pharmacies wishing to use SafeScript must first register with the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services

2. Activate

Once the registration process is complete, activate SafeScript in Fred Dispense.

  1. Go to Setup > eHealth Configuration > SafeScript Configuration.

  2. Select Activate SafeScript.

  3. Click Save.

3. Dispense

  • When you dispense S8 or Victorian monitored drugs, you must enter the patient's Date of Birth.
  • SafeScript returns a notification when you navigate to the Pharmacist initials field.

For more information, refer to SafeScript in Fred Dispense.

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:

Please note that the Government provides this information under embargo to Fred IT Group to enable next month’s PBS changes to be incorporated into your drug file. We have provided this information in this newsletter to prepare you for the changes, maximising patient availability/access and enabling you to adjust your stock accordingly. A condition of the embargo and in the interests of the quality use of medicines is that the information must not be released to the public or otherwise distributed prior to 1 March 2019.

View the PBS Summary of Changes

Running the monthly update for Fred Dispense

Download the update procedure Checklist