Continued Dispensing soon
May 1, 2013
GUILD President Kos Sclavos has
confirmed that the start date for
the Continued Dispensing element
of the Fifth Community Pharmacy
Agreement will be 01 Sep this year.
That means that pharmacists
will be able to supply “eligible PBS
medicines to a customer when
there is an immediate need for the
medicine, but it is not practical for
the customer to get a prescription”.
Initially scheduled for 01 Jul last
year, it’s now been confirmed that
commencement of Continued
Dispensing will now take place from
Sep, after a delay to allow state and
territory legislation to be enacted.
Sclavos told PD that 01 Sep will
be the start date, with associated
dispensary software changes and
payments under the new process.
“If, however, a state or territory
legislation is not ready by that
date the Guild Branch will notify
pharmacists in that state,” he said.
“With the majority of states and
territories ready we will no longer
wait for a laggard [jurisdiction]”.
The provision initially applies to
oral hormonal contraceptives for
systemic use and lipid modifying
agents, specifically statins.
Pharmacists will be able to supply
medicine under the initiative when
the medicine has been prescribed
before, the customer’s therapy
is stable, there is an ongoing
need for the medicine, and there
has been prior clinical review
by the prescriber that supports
continuation of the medicine.
Pharmacists will need to comply
with PSA guidelines for continued
dispensing, with a number of
provisos including that it can only
be used once in a 12 month period
per customer per medicine, and
pharmacists must advise the most
recent prescriber in writing within
24 hours that the medicine has
been supplied.
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