THE Pharmaceutical Benefits
Scheme has made changes to
the Highly Specialised Drugs
Programme including changes
related to the prescribing and
supply of clozapine and HIV
antiretroviral therapy (PD 08 Jul).
Effective this month, community
pharmacies, not just hospital
pharmacies, will be able to
dispense these medicines as a
streamlined authority, regardless of
where they were prescribed.
For clozapine this change will
apply to maintenance therapy only.
The Society for Hospital
Pharmacists of Australia has
welcomed the change as a
“workable and sensible process.”The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 16 Jul 14 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 16 Jul 14
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