July 2021

What's New in Fred Dispense?

CTG - Updated in Patient Details

From 1 July 2021, CTG eligibility must be set in Patient Details (F8). Previously, CTG eligibility was recorded for each script.

From the Patient Details screen, select the CTG Registered checkbox to turn on CTG eligibility. See Set up a Patient for Closing the Gap for more details.

Once Patient Details have been updated and the CTG Registered checkbox is selected, CTG displays at the top of the Patient Details screen, above Age.

All eligible scripts for the CTG patient will be dispensed at the CTG Price and will display a CTG code as shown below.

Continuing Medication Program (CMP)

The Continuing Medication Program assists people who are homeless and require assistance with accessing PBS medications. Patients presenting with a script displaying a CMP code are eligible for medicine at reduced prices.

From 1 July 2021, participating pharmacies will now be able to claim via PBS Online.

CMP is subject to the following rules:

• Only applies to participating pharmacies.

• Only applies to Concession or DVA patients. Does NOT apply to General patients, nor for General Patients reaching Safety Net Concession.

• Only applies to Section 85 drugs in the Main PBS Schedule. Does NOT apply to S100 drugs, items under IVF program or Chemotherapy drugs.

• Does NOT flow on to subsequent repeats, i.e., it is for a single supply only.

The CMP should not be confused with Continued Dispensing.

Real Time Reporting - Owing Markoff (Tasmania)

The Date and Time Dispensed in Real Time Reporting now accurately reflects when the prescription was dispensed. Previously, performing an Owing Markoff was changing the Date and Time Dispensed in Real Time Reporting.

MySL Status Checking

The performance of the MySL Status Checking for a patient has been improved in this release.

Fee changes applicable from 1 July 2021

Fees

The following fees, patient contributions, and Safety Net thresholds apply from 1 July 2021 and are included, where applicable, in prices published in the Schedule.

Fee Type		Fee
Dispensing Fees	Ready-prepared	$7.78
	Dangerous drug fee	$4.82
	Extemporaneously-prepared	$9.82
	Allowable additional patient charge*	$4.42
Additional Fees (for safety net prices)	Ready-prepared	$1.30
	Extemporaneously-prepared	$1.67
Patient Co-payments	General	$41.30
	Concessional	$6.60
Safety Net Thresholds	General	$1497.20
	Concessional	$316.80
Safety Net Card Issue Fee		$10.34

* 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.

Administration, Handling, and Infrastructure (AHI) fees

Tier 1	For a maximum quantity of a listed brand with a price to pharmacists less than $100	$4.30 per dispense*
Tier 2	For a maximum quantity of a listed brand with a price to pharmacists from $100 to $2,000	$4.30, plus 5% of the amount by which the price to pharmacists exceeds $100, per dispense*
Tier 3	For a maximum quantity of a listed brand with a price to pharmacists more than $2,000	$99.30 per dispense*

* There is no change to the basis of the payment of the total mark-up / AHI (i.e. – in the table above, per dispense means per listed PBS item maximum quantity (MQ) supplied. Fee is calculated from the per pack price with AHI applied for maximum quantity, proportionate to the number of packs required for maximum quantity, and will be adjusted if less or more than the maximum quantity is supplied).

Chemotherapy fees

Fee Type		Fee
Section 90 Community Pharmacy (incl. section 92 approved practitioners)	Ready Prepared Dispensing Fee	$7.78
	Preparation Fee	$86.28
	Distribution Fee	$27.75
	Diluent Fee	$5.50
Section 94 Approved Private Hospital Authority	Ready Prepared Dispensing Fee	$7.78
	Preparation Fee	$86.28
	Distribution Fee	$27.75
	Diluent Fee	$5.50

If you have set non-standard fees, check them on the NHS Dispensing Fees and Markup window ([Alt+S] > [N]) after all of the updates have run.

Check on Service Performance Status

Our platforms are continuously monitored for outages and performance issues. Should there be any interruptions in service—for example to MedView Flow, we’ll provide status updates on the Service Performance Status page of our website.

Running the monthly update for Fred Dispense

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