May 2026
News
In this issue
| ONGOING SCAM ALERT: Phishing emails targeting pharmacies |
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| This Month's PBS Changes |
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| Running the monthly update for Fred Dispense |
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ONGOING SCAM ALERT: Phishing emails targeting pharmacies
The phishing campaign targeting pharmacies remains ACTIVE. Please remind your team to stay alert to any suspicious emails.
These emails are designed to pressure you into clicking a link or opening an attachment that can install malware or give attackers access to your pharmacy systems.
Keep your guard up:
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Urgency is a red flag.
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Sender addresses can be close to real ones — check carefully.
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Links can hide their true destination — hover first before clicking.
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Unexpected attachments are high risk — don’t open unless verified.
For further advice, visit these Australian Government sites: https://www.cyber.gov.au/ and https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/
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.