EFFECTIVE last Sun 01 Jul, the Department of Human Services is adopting a new approach to the way it communicates with prescribers and approved suppliers about patients who have been identified under the Prescription Shopping Programme (PSP).
Once a month, the department assesses patients who meet the PSP criteria and may write to prescribers if there is a concern around a patient getting more PBS medicines than they medically need.
Identified patients will no longer be notified.
The department will provide a summary of the types and quantities of PBS medicines a pharmacist has given to an individual patient to help with prescribing decisions.
Prescribers will get a letter every six months for patients who continually meet the PSP criteria and can request a Patient Summary Report via the 24/7 Prescription Shopping Information Service on 1800 631 181.
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