Explanatory Notes
Section 1 – Explanatory Notes
This collection of explanatory notes contains information on:
- Introduction
- 1. Where To Find What
- 2. Prescribing Medicine – Information for PBS Prescribers
- 3. Supplying Medicine – What Pharmacists Need To Know
- 4. Patient Charges
- 5. The Safety Net Scheme
- 6. Services Australia Entitlement Checks
- 7. How Pharmacists Claim Reimbursement: Information Required
- 8. How Pharmacists Claim Reimbursement: Documents to be Submitted
- 9. Pricing PBS Prescriptions
- 10. Miscellaneous
- 11. Nurse Practitioner explanatory notes
- 12. Midwife Explanatory Notes
Section 2 – Ready Prepared Pharmaceutical Benefits
This collection of explanatory notes contains information on:
- Symbols used in the Schedule
- Special Patient Contributions
- Pharmaceutical Benefits for Palliative Care
- Section 100 - Items Available under Special Arrangement
- Section 100 – Highly Specialised Drugs Program
- Section 100 – Opiate Addiction Treatment
- Section 100 – Efficient Funding of Chemotherapy
- General Statement for Drugs for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
Section 3 – Standard Packs and Prices
This collection of explanatory notes contains information on:
- Container Prices, Fees, Standard Packs and Prices for Ready Prepared Pharmaceutical Benefits
- Standard Packs and Prices for Ready Prepared Pharmaceutical Benefits - Emergency Drug Items
- Standard Packs and Prices for Ready Prepared Pharmaceutical Benefits - General Pharmaceutical Benefits
- Standard Packs and Prices for Ready Prepared Pharmaceutical Benefits - Palliative care
Section 4 – Extemporaneously-Prepared Pharmaceutical Benefits
This collection of explanatory notes contains information on:
RPBS Explanatory Notes
This collection of explanatory notes contains information on:
Price Premium Explanatory Notes
This collection of explanatory notes contains information on:
