A NEW Opioid Dependence Treatment (ODT) Community Pharmacy Program will commence this year.
The ODT Community Pharmacy Program is planned to start on 01 Jul, with claiming available on the Pharmacy Programs Portal (PPA) during Aug.
The PPA stated the ODT Community Pharmacy Program aims to improve access to and affordability of opioid dependence treatment within the community pharmacy sector, by supporting the delivery of pharmacy services including the staged supply of these medicines and, subject to state and territory legislation and guidelines, pharmacist administration of buprenorphine injections.
The ODT Community Pharmacy Program will allow participating Section 90 pharmacies to submit claims for eligible oral/sublingual and long-acting injectable ODT medications, the PPA shared.
The ODT Community Pharmacy Program Rules are currently being finalised by Health, with more updates available on the PPA site from mid-June onwards.
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