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=PEL Core Topics - Dispensing=

//recording of prescriptions//

 There are two types of Prescription Record Forms (PRF's) to record PBS prescription items. One (a blue form) is used by general and concessional patients and veterans who pay for items at community pharmacies. It is available from community pharmacies, Medicare offices and Medicare Australia in each State. The other form (grey) is used by out-patients who pay for items at public hospital pharmacies, and is available through hospital out- patient departments or Medicare Australia State offices. Patients should record their status (general or concessional) in the appropriate box on the front of the PRF, state their Centrelink, DVA and/or Safety Net Concession/Entitlement Card number, and list family members covered. General patients must also record their Medicare number when applying for a Safety Net Concession Card.

Details to be entered on the form by the pharmacist are: · date of supply; · PBS/RPBS code number of the item (for community pharmacies only); · the safety net value of the item (for community pharmacies only); · pharmacist's approval number (for community pharmacies only); · item identification – medicine code, name of medicine or abbreviation (for public hospitals only); · hospital charge (for public hospitals only); · hospital safety net number (for public hospitals only); and · <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">signature of the authorised person making the entry.

Community pharmacists should record in the 'safety net value' column: <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">the patient contribution when it is less than the PBS dispensed price; or <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;">·  <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">the safety net value shown in this Schedule, or any lesser amount charged, if the PBS dispensed price is less than or equal to the patient contribution. The pharmacist may discount the price for these items. Some computer software suppliers provide a special label to record this information on the PRF. Some suppliers also provide a computer printout option that is an acceptable replacement for the PRF. The patient is responsible for maintenance and storage of the PRF. However, it may be kept in the pharmacy. An individual (or family) may have more than one PRF. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">__Hospital PRF's__ <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Items to be recorded on a hospital PRF must be approved by the hospital's pharmaceutical advisory committee. They can be listed on a hospital's formulary (a list of pharmaceutical items approved by the committee for the <span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">treatment of particular illnesses), or authorised on a patient-by-patient basis.

Resources
[|PBS - Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits]