June 2026
News
In this issue
| Is Your Pharmacy Hardware Due for an Upgrade? |
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| End of financial year and stocktaking help |
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| 2026 National Customer Experience Survey – Winner Announced |
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| This Month's PBS Changes |
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Is Your Pharmacy Hardware Due for an Upgrade?
Are any of the PCs in your pharmacy:
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Still operating on Windows 10?
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Over three years old?
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Out of warranty?
If you answered yes to any of these, it may be time to upgrade. To further discuss your options please contact your local Fred representative or email sales@fred.com.au.
Speak with your accountant about any potential tax incentives available. The small business instant asset write off threshold is currently $20,000 per asset. Learn more
Why upgrade to a modern Windows 11 device?
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Stronger security and compliance to protect patient and business data
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Improved performance and reliability
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Reduced downtime and support risk
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Compatibility with current and future pharmacy software
End of financial year and stocktaking help
It's nearly time for End of Financial Year Reporting and Stocktaking. To assist you with these processes, refer to the following Fred Office Plus resources:
Important reminder for department stocktakes
If you plan to do a department stocktake, make sure that all product items are assigned to a department. Otherwise, items will be missing from your stock count.
How to make sure items are assigned to departments in Fred Office Plus
- Select Reporting > Inventory Reports > Item Pricing Details.
- Click Open Report.
- Select the No Department checkbox and then click Run Report.
- For each product item in the list, assign it to a department:
- Double click an item to display the stock card.
- Select a Department.
- Click Save and Close.
As a shortcut, you can do this in bulk using the Quick Action Wizard. Select multiple lines, then right-click, select Perform Quick Action and then follow the steps in the Wizard.
2026 National Customer Experience Survey – Winner Announced
Thank you to everyone who took part in our 2026 National Customer Experience Survey. We appreciate the time you took to share your feedback and insights. Your input helps shape the future of our products, services, and support.
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the $500 Visa Gift Card is a Slade Pharmacy in Queensland. The winning pharmacy has been contacted directly by phone. Congratulations to the team!
We received valuable responses from pharmacies across the country, and your feedback is already helping inform upcoming improvements. Thank you again for contributing and being part of the Fred community.
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.
The next edition of the PBS Summary of Changes will be published here on 1 June.
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.