March 2026
News
In this issue
See what's new at APP2026
Visit the Fred & MedView teams on stands 124-127
See live demos of our new integrated solutions to elevate your pharmacy workflow and customer experience.
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Fred HQ Plus - the cloud-based solution to simplify multi-store pharmacy management.
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MedView Smart Shelf - our advanced Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) solution for Fred Office Plus to deliver accurate, always-on pricing and faster changeovers.
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Worx - Integrating directly into Fred Dispense Plus via the AppBar, Worx will keep your dispensary team on track with real-time triaging, prioritisation, and visibility of workload, wait times, and script status.
Attend our session
Thursday 12 March | 2.00-2.45pm | Arena 1A
Enhancing medicines safety and pharmacist scope through AI and comprehensive patient histories
Paul Naismith - Founder and CEO, Fred IT Group
Jason Bratuskins - Product Manager, eRx Script Exchange & National Prescription Delivery Service, Fred IT Group
With prescribing rights expanding and scope of practice evolving, pharmacy technology is becoming critical to safer, more accessible care. This session explores how integrated, cloud-based systems, real-time Patient Medicine History platforms, and AI are transforming community pharmacy—streamlining workflows, reducing manual tasks, and enabling pharmacists to focus on clinical decision-making and improved patient outcomes.
Do you have upcoming changes to your business?
Are there any upcoming changes to your business? These may include:
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Store Details – Store name, approval number, ABN, address, or brand/group
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Contact Details – Changes in ownership, business partners, or primary contact information
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Account Changes – Updates to billing contact details or payment options
Here are some guides to help you through the process:
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.