April 2023
News
In this issue
| Late notice 1 April 2023 PBS Schedule - PBS Pricing Information Novorapid Vials (8571D) and Flutiform 50/5 (2827T) |
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| Changing Approval Number? |
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| Reminder: Services Australia PRODA B2B Device expiry |
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| This Month's PBS Changes |
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Late notice 1 April 2023 PBS Schedule - PBS Pricing Information Novorapid Vials (8571D) and Flutiform 50/5 (2827T)
A late notice was received from PBS on the 31st March and 3rd of April regarding the incorrect price for 8571D and 2827T in the 1 April 2023 PBS Schedule, please refer to the erratum document published by PBS :
https://www.pbs.gov.au/publication/schedule/2023/04/2023-04-01-Errata.pdf
The pricing will be corrected by PBS in the 1 May 2023 schedule, which will be delivered in the Fred Dispense 1 May 2023 update.
For more information please see the details on the PBS news website:
Novorapid® (insulin aspart) PBS pricing information
Flutiform 50/5® (fluticasone propionate + formoterol (eformoterol)) PBS pricing information
Changing Approval Number?
To avoid any interruption in trading at full capacity, it is important you give us plenty of advanced notice.
We have prepared this quick guide to Changing Approval Number for current and new owners to ensure a smooth business transition.
Reminder: Services Australia PRODA B2B Device expiry
To avoid disruption to your Services Australia PBS Online claiming, you’ll need to extend your B2B Device in your PRODA account before it expires.
You’ll need to extend your B2B device with PRODA at least every 6 months.
Fred Dispense will warn you of the impending expiry at the following time intervals:
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30 days from expiry
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14 days from expiry
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Every day from 7 days to the expiry day.
For more information on how to do this, refer to: Managing B2B Devices in PRODA - PRODA (Provider Digital Access) on the Services Australia website or call Services Australia on 1800 700 199.
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.
For Highly Specialised Drugs (HSD) items (CAR and non-CAR), please refer to the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits as well as Services Australia to confirm whether the PBS item code for a HSD is eligible to be dispensed and claimed by your pharmacy type.