Simpler aged care

May 4, 2010

THE Fifth Agreement will see new arrangements put in place to enable supply and PBS claiming from a medication chart in Residential Aged Care facilities. This aims to streamline supply, claiming and governance issues for pharmacists “and will ensure medicines are supplied in accordance with the prescriber’s most recent intentions”.

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Simpler aged care

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Flu complications peaking in over 65s

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2024 Euro meds review

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