RACF Medication Chart Dispensing

To claim RACF medication chart items through PBS Online:

• The patient must be in a medical institution.
• The medical institution must have its RACF ID recorded.
• The drug must be eligible for RACF medication chart dispensing.

 

Medication Chart Dispensing Workflow

When a patient in a medical institution with an RACF ID is selected for dispensing, Item Type includes a new Medication Chart option. Select this to dispense from an RACF medication chart.

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To select Medication Chart without using the drop‑down, press M in the Item Type field.

The Dispense panel changes to record details about the medication chart item.

The differences from normal dispensing workflow are described below.

• Use the new Chart lookup to select or set up the chart being dispensed from. See below for further details.
• In Item Prescribed and Item Dispensed, items that are eligible for RACF medication chart dispensing are marked with a lowercase c in the Rstr column in drug lookup lists (and the Drug Organiser).
• When dispensing streamlined authority items from a medication chart, Corum Clear Dispense generates a replacement for the traditional authority form number that is unique for each such item within the pharmacy. Select the streamlined authority code as normal.
• If the prescriber has specified ongoing supply for chronic therapy, tick the Chronic Therapy checkbox.
• If the prescriber has specified a particular stop date or end date for the medicine, enter it into End Date.

 

Medication Chart Identification and Selection

When first dispensing from a particular medication chart, its identifier and start date must be recorded. You can also select a default prescriber. The chart end date is automatically set to the end of the third complete calendar month following the month the chart starts.

To dispense from an existing medication chart, select it from the Chart lookup.

To edit the selected medication Chart, click the pen icon at the right of the Chart lookup.

To enter a new medication chart:

1. From the Chart lookup list, choose Add New.

The Medication Chart Details screen is displayed.

2. In Reference #, type the chart’s identifier and version if applicable.

3. In Start Date, enter the date on which the medication chart starts.

The End Date is automatically set to the end of the third complete calendar month following the month the chart starts.

4. To specify a default prescriber for the chart, use the Default Prescriber lookup to select the required prescriber.

5. Choose OK to record the details and return to the main Dispense screen.

The new chart is automatically selected.