What's New in Data Updates

Bp Premier data updates are available for download from the Best Practice Software Resources page.

All Data updates apply to: Bp Premier Saffron, Saffron SP1, Saffron SP2, Saffron SP2 Rev1, Saffron SP3, Saffron SP3 Rev1, Orchid, Orchid SP1, Orchid SP1 Rev1, Orchid SP2.

November 2024

Release date: 4 November 2024

Templates

Template name

Applies to

Notes

Key

CVS Cardiac referral (Victoria)

Deleted

VIC

78044

ERSA Lung Function Sleep Study Request

Added

QLD

78158

Heartscope Cardiology Referral

Updated

VIC

78099

Life GP Referral Form

Updated

VIC

78133

Plastic and Hand Surgeon – Redimed

Deleted

WA

78044

Q Cardiology Request - East Brisbane

Added

QLD

78157

Sleepscope (Sleep & Respiratory) referral

Updated

VIC

78100

Other Items

Item

Notes

Key

Active Prescribing Ingredients

Updated

78116

Australian Medicines Terminology (AMT)codes

Updated

78209

Guidance Based Requesting (GBR)

Updated

78162

Prescribing – Aclasta

Updated

78151

Prescribing – Ciprofloxacin

Updated

78096

Prescribing – Clindamycin

Added

78232

Prescribing – Mounjaro

Updated

78044, 78195

Prescribing – Prasterone

Added

78232

Prescribing - Rivaroxaban

Updated

78037

Prescribing – Semaglutide

Updated

78109

Prescribing - Spectrum Blue Oil

Updated

78145

Prescribing - Topamax

Updated

78096

Prescribing - Zoledronic acid

Updated

78151

Reporting – Automatic Data Update

Updated

78153

SafeScript Victoria monitored drugs

Updated

78136

Sonic tests

Updated

78140

Travel medicine

Updated

78165

Unsent patient claims

Updated

78155

Application Roles

Item

Notes

ConsultMed

Updated

HealthIT

Added

eOrdering providers

Item

Notes

4Cyte Pathology

Updated

Altus Medical Imaging

Added

Castlereagh Imaging

Updated

Healius Pathology - Abbott Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Dorevitch Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Laverty Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - QML Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Tasmanian Medical Laboratories

Updated

Healius Pathology - Western Diagnostic Pathology

Updated

In-House Radiology

Added

Life Medical Imaging Erina

Updated

Mater Pathology

Updated

Noosa Radiology

Added

Our Medical Radiology 

Added

Shire Imaging - Bankstown Lidcombe Medical Imaging

Added

Shire Imaging - Eastwood Radiology

Added

Shire Imaging - Oran Park Radiology

Added

Shire Imaging - Shire Medical Imaging

Added

Shire Imaging - Shire Women's Imaging

Added

TeleMedC

Updated

Conditions Added

  • Auditory canaloplasty
  • Canaloplasty of external auditory meatus
  • COPD action plan
  • COPD management plan revision
  • COPD management plan, step down change
  • COPD management plan, step up change
  • Hibernoma
  • Prosthetic joint infection, hip
  • Prosthetic joint infection, knee

Medications

  • Alfie Therapeutics Medicinal cannabis products
  • Althea Medicinal cannabis products
  • Avani Medicinal cannabis products
  • Big 5 Nicotine products
  • Botanitech INC T19 dried flower
  • Broken Coast PP THC28 dried flower
  • Dinner Lady Nicotine products
  • Dytrex 30mg & 60mg capsules
  • EasyBuds Medicinal cannabis products
  • Endoca Apples & Bananas dried flower
  • Greenlit Zero Gravity THC 28% 28% dried flower
  • Hash Labs Medicinal cannabis products
  • Heirloom Jager dried flower
  • Infinity Vapes Nicotine products
  • Little Green Pharma Medicinal cannabis products
  • Medcan Medicinal cannabis products
  • Medibis Medicinal cannabis products
  • Mother Labs Medicinal cannabis products
  • Nasty Juice Nicotine products
  • Novella-1 1.5mg Tablets (Levonorgestrel)
  • OG Fire Medicinal cannabis products
  • OzSun Medicinal cannabis products
  • Physioneal 40 solution – peritoneal dialysis solution
  • PKU GMPro Mix-In powder for oral liquid
  • PKU GMPro Ultra powder for oral liquid
  • Rap Medicinal cannabis products
  • Rilaxe Medicinal cannabis products
  • Sidapvia tablets
  • Somai Medicinal cannabis products
  • Spirit Bear Jungle Driver THC26 dried flower
  • Stanley Brothers Medicinal cannabis products
  • Superbly Green Dusky 25% LSO Indica Hybrid dried flower
  • Toilax (Finland) 10mg enema (Biscodyl)
  • True Fire Medicinal cannabis products
  • UCann Medicinal cannabis products
  • Utrogestan 300mg & 400mg pessaries
  • Vape One Nicotine products
  • Voopoo Nicotine products
  • West Coast Palms Hawaiian Rain 26% dried flower
  • Yeti Nicotine products

October 2024

Release date: 08 October 2024

DVA Updates

  • Updated 01 July 2024 annual fee indexation changes

Visit the DVA online website for more information on these items.

Templates

Template name

Applies to

Notes

Key

Application for S8 Cannabis Medicine

Deleted

NSW

77919

Cardiology–Logan Greenslopes Redland Heart Centre

Added

QLD

77936

Centre for GI Health

Added

VIC

77970

Exercise Physiology Referral Form

Added

NSW

77935

James Sapontis – Cardiologist

Added

VIC

77971

QHRC- Queensland Heart Rhythm Clinic

Added

QLD

77937

SleepMedic Referral Form

Added

NSW

77982

Souvenaid Connections referral

Updated

NSW, VIC, QLD

77972

The Infusion Clinic

Updated

NSW, VIC

77940

Other Items

Item

Notes

Key

Halo Link

Updated

77942

Prescribing - Avapro

Updated

77716

Prescribing - Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide

Updated

77716

Prescribing – Abelcet

Updated

77873

Prescribing - Karvezide

Updated

77716

Prescribing – Mounjaro

Updated

77878

Prescribing – Uremide

Updated

77829

Real Time Prescription Monitoring

Updated

77839

Reporting queries

Updated

77974

Sonic tests

Updated

77899

Systems Administrator access

Updated

77959

WorkCover QLD Certificate

Updated

77904

Application Roles

Item

Notes

Lyrebird Health

Updated

Medinet

Deleted

eOrdering providers

Item

Notes

4Cyte Pathology

Updated

Beeliar Diagnostics

Deleted

Healius Pathology - Abbott Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Dorevitch Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Laverty Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - QML Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Tasmanian Medical Laboratories

Updated

Healius Pathology - Western Diagnostic Pathology

Updated

MSK Radiology Partners

Updated

South West Radiology

Updated

TeleMedC

Updated

Medications

  • Airbar nicotine products
  • alt. nicotine products
  • Aurora Medicinal cannabis products
  • Avloire 100mg & 200mg tablets
  • Bcann Medicinal cannabis products
  • Beacon Medical Medicinal cannabis products
  • Big 5 nicotine products
  • Bimzelx 160mg Solution for injection
  • Biological Therapies Sodium Ascorbate Solution 15g & 30mg solution for intravenous infusion
  • Botanitech Medicinal cannabis products
  • Brittania nicotine products
  • Dutatam 500/400 modified release capsules
  • Entyvio 108mg solution for injection
  • Eylea 8mg Intravitreal injection
  • Grow Medicinal cannabis products
  • HTL Medicinal cannabis products
  • Imanib 100mg & 400mg tablets (imatinib)
  • Lenalide 20mg capsules
  • Mayzent 1mg tablets
  • Medcan Aussie Budz Sundae Sesh 28 28% dried flower
  • Mepreze 24Hr Once Daily Dosing 20mg tablets
  • Metronidamed 200mg & 400mg
  • Motherplant Medicinal cannabis products
  • NectarTek Medicinal cannabis products
  • Phytoca THC25 Indica Oil
  • QBP Medicinal cannabis products
  • Rebel X Bogan nicotine products
  • Relx Pod Pro2 18 mg/mL 18mg Inhalation liquid
  • Retevmo 40mg & 80mg capsules (selpercatinib)
  • SatiVite Medicinal cannabis products
  • Solo nicotine products
  • SomniCare 2mg Prolonged release tablets (melatonin)
  • Spectrum Blue Oil medicinal cannabis product
  • Trimbow metered dose inhaler
  • Twenty16 Medicinal cannabis products
  • Uwell nicotine products
  • Vaper Empire nicotine products
  • Vapo nicotine products
  • Vapoureyes Vapetasia 12 mg/mL 12mg Liquid for inhalation
  • Vegzelma 100mg & 400mg concentrate for intravenous infusion (bevacizumab)
  • Venclexta starting pack
  • Wellness Life Medicinal cannabis products
  • Wild by Instinct nicotine products
  • Yuflyma Autoinjector 80mg solution for injection
  • Yuflyma Prefilled Syringe 80mg
  • Zefir nicotine products
  • Zilbrysq 16.6mg, 23mg & 32.4mg solution for injection (zilucoplan)

September 2024

Release date: 02 September 2024

MBS Updates

This update includes the:

  • Update of item short descriptions for clarification and removal of COVID-19 for multiple items.
  • Removal of items 91795, 91797 and 91799.

Visit the MBS online website for more information on these items.

Templates

Template name

Applies to

Notes

Key

Adult Sleep Study Referral WA Sleep

Added

WA

77737

Advara SleepCare (WA)

Deleted

WA

77687

Audiology Referral to Ear and Hearing Australia

Updated

VIC

77734

Cardiology_Premier Cardiology

Updated

QLD

77733

Ear Science Patient Referral Form – NSW

Updated

NSW

77742

Ear Science Patient Referral Form – WA

Updated

WA

77743

Monash IVF Fertility Referral Form

Added

NSW, QLD, VIC, WA

77736

Queensland Anaesthetic Reaction Clinic

Added

QLD

77735

Repromed Fertility Referral Form

Updated

NT, SA

77740

Respirologist Sleep Study request form

Added

QLD

77751

West Moreton Health Referral Template v11072024

Added

QLD

77739

Other Items

Item

Notes

Key

Ethnicity – Honduran

Added

77691

Prescribing – Abrysvo

Updated

77744

Prescribing – Estalis

Updated

74958

Prescribing – Repatha

Updated

77768

Prescribing – Semaglutide

Updated

77646

Sonic tests

Updated

77710

Systems Administrator access

Updated

77713

Practice Partners

Item

Notes

Blend Bidco

Removed

Application Roles

Item

Notes

Fotofinder

Deleted

Lyrebird Health

Updated

TeleMedC

Added

uMed

Deleted

eOrdering providers

Item

Notes

4Cyte Pathology 

Updated

Aspect Radiology

Added

Bass Hill Diagnostics

Deleted

Benson Radiology 

Updated

Carlisle Health - Bunderberg Radiology

Updated

Carlisle Health - Clearview Medical Imaging

Updated

Carlisle Health - Coastal Medical Imaging

Updated

Carlisle Health - Dr. Glenn and Partners

Updated

Carlisle Health - Exact Radiology

Updated

Carlisle Health - Lakes Radiology

Updated

Carlisle Health - Radiology Queensland Group

Updated

Carlisle Health - Truescan Radiology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Abbott Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Dorevitch Pathology 

Updated

Healius Pathology - Laverty Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - QML Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Tasmanian Medical Laboratories 

Updated

Healius Pathology - Western Diagnostic Pathology

Updated

TeleMedC

Added

Conditions Added

  • Aortic valve sclerosis
  • Diabetic macular oedema
  • Diastasis recti
  • Disability parking permit
  • Excessive salivation
  • HeartBug fitting
  • Hypersalivation
  • Invasive melanoma
  • Macular oedema due to diabetes
  • Melanoma skin check – 12/12 review
  • Melanoma skin check – 18/12 review
  • Melanoma skin check – 3/12 review
  • Melanoma skin check – 6/12 review
  • Mobility parking permit
  • Refractory migraine
  • Sialorrhea
  • Skin check – 1 month
  • Skin check – 3 month
  • Skin check – 3/12 photo review
  • Skin check – 6 month
  • Skin check – 6/52 photo review
  • Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
  • Therapeutic ultrasound

Medications

Commencing on 1 September 2023, providers were able to prescribe 60-day prescriptions for many patients living with an ongoing health condition who are stable on their current treatment. From 1 September 2024, additional Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines are now available for 60-day prescriptions.

Visit the Department of Health and Aged Care website to view a full list of eligible medicines that have been reviewed and recommended by the independent Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee.

See Changes for 60-Day Prescribing for more information.

  • Alfie Therapeutics medicinal cannabis products
  • Alphagan P 1.5 0.15% eye drops
  • Alvesco 80mcg & 160mcg Metered dose inhaler (Ciclesonide)
  • AndroForte 5 5% Transdermal cream (Testosterone)
  • ANTG Rocky Vape cartridge
  • Apomine Intermittent 30mg Solution for injection (Apomorphine)
  • Apomine Solution for Infusion 100mg (Apomorphine)
  • Atlas Canopy medicinal cannabis products
  • Aura medicinal cannabis products
  • Aurora medicinal cannabis products
  • Avani medicinal cannabis products
  • Azarga Eye drops
  • Azilect 1mg tablets (Rasagiline)
  • Beacon Medical medicinal cannabis products
  • Bimtop 0.03% eye drops
  • Botanitech medicinal cannabis products
  • Breo Ellipta powder for inhalation
  • Broken Coast EMZ THC26 dried flower
  • Cannatrek medicinal cannabis products
  • Canopy medicinal cannabis products
  • Canopy Valley medicinal cannabis products
  • Cardizem CD 180mg, 240mg & 360mg 24 hr Extended release capsules (Diltiazem)
  • Carlevent tablets
  • Chemovar medicinal cannabis products
  • Cilopam-S 10mg & 20mg Tablets (Escitalopram)
  • Clavulin-125F powder for oral suspension
  • Combigan eye drops
  • Cosdor eye drops
  • Cosopt eye drops
  • Cultiva medicinal cannabis products
  • Curo medicinal cannabis products
  • Desfax 50mg & 100mg Modified release tablets
  • Desven 50mg & 100mg Extended release tablets
  • Dulcolax 10mg suppositories
  • DuoTrav eye drops
  • Dymond LR Jealousy Cartridge 800mg
  • Efexor-XR 75mg & 150mg Modified release capsules
  • Elaxine SR 75mg & 150mg Modified Release Capsules
  • Enerzair Breezhaler powder for inhalation
  • Enlafax-XR 75mg & 150mg Modified release capsules
  • Entoura Full Spectrum CBD 200 oral liquid
  • Flixotide 100mcg & 250mcg dry powder inhaler
  • Flixotide 50mcg & 125mcg Metered dose inhaler (CFC-free)
  • Fluticasone Salmeterol Ciphaler 250/50tee powder for inhalation
  • Fluticasone Salmeterol Ciphaler 500/50 powder for inhalation
  • Flutiform Metered dose inhaler
  • Foradile 12mcg powder for inhalation
  • Fostair Metered dose inhaler
  • GenTeal Lubricant Eye Drops 0.3%
  • GluteGuard 300mg Enteric coated tablets
  • Good Supply THC18 dried flower
  • Hana Wellness medicinal cannabis products
  • Hepcludex 2mg powder for injection
  • Hylo-Forte 0.1% & 0.2% eye drops
  • In a Wink Moisturising eye Drops 0.3% Eye drops
  • Kind Medical medicinal cannabis
  • Kinson tablets
  • Leveth 150/30 ED tablets
  • Levin Health medicinal cannabis products
  • Lexapro 20mg oral solution
  • Macrovic powder
  • Madopar capsules
  • Madopar dispersible tablets
  • Madopar tablets
  • Maxor EC Tabs 20mg Tablets
  • Medcan medicinal cannabis products
  • Medigrowth Haiiku medicinal cannabis products
  • Medtec medicinal cannabis products
  • Mestinon 180mg tablets (Pyridostigmine)
  • Minitran 5mg, 10mg & 15mg Transdermal patches (Glyceryl trinitrate)
  • Molaxole powder for oral solution
  • Montelair 4mg & 5mg chewable tablets (Montelukast)
  • Movapo 50mg solution for injection (ampoule)
  • Movapo Pen 30mg solution for injection (cartridge)
  • Movapo PFS 50mg solution for infusion (prefilled syringe)
  • Movicol powder for oral solution
  • Mystery Mountain medicinal cannabis products
  • Neupro 2mg, 4mg, 6mg & 8mg Transdermal patch (Rotigotine)
  • NovaTears 100% eye drops
  • Noxicid Caps 20mg & 40mg (Esomeprazole)
  • Optifresh eye gel 0.2% Eye gel
  • Optive eye drops
  • Optix eye drops
  • OsmoLax 1g powder for oral solution
  • Oxis Turbuhaler 6mg & 12mcg
  • Pavtide Metered dose inhaler
  • Pavtide powder for inhalation
  • Petrus Bisacodyl Suppositories 10mg
  • Phytoca Banjo dried flower
  • Poly Visc Lubricating eye ointment
  • Poly-Tears eye drops
  • Prozac 20mg capsules
  • Pulmicort 100mcg, 200mcg & 400mcg Turbuhaler (Budesonide)
  • Pulmicort 500mcg & 1mg Nebulising solution (Budesonide)
  • Questran Lite 4g Powder (Colestyramine)
  • Qvar 50mcg & 100mcg Inhaler (Beclometasone)
  • Redecan medicinal cannabis products
  • SalplusF Inhaler Metered dose inhaler
  • Sativite medicinal cannabis products
  • Seretide Inhaler (CFC-free)
  • Seretide Powder for inhalation
  • Serevent Accuhaler 50mcg powder for inhalation
  • Simbrinza eye drops
  • Simipex XR 0.375mg, 0.75mg, 1.5mg, 2.25mg, 3mg, 3.75mg & 4.5mg Modified release tablets (Pramipexole)
  • Sinadopa tablets
  • Sinemet CR 200/50 controlled release tablets
  • Sinemet tablets
  • Skubi medicinal cannabis products
  • Spectrum medicinal cannabis products
  • Spiolto Respimat solution for inhalation cartridge
  • Spirit Bear Citrus Temple THC25 dried flower
  • Spiriva 18mcg powder for inhalation
  • Spiriva Respimat 2.5mcg solution for inhalation cartridge
  • Stalevo tablet
  • Starry Night medicinal cannabis products
  • Stenocare Astrum 10:10 oil
  • Superseed medicinal cannabis products
  • Symbicort Rapihaler Metered dose inhaler
  • Talam 20 mg tablets
  • Tecentriq SC 1875mg solution for injection (Atezolizumab)
  • Teglutik 50mg oral suspension (Riluzole)
  • Terpy Canopy medicinal cannabis products
  • Terrosa 250mcg solution for injection (Prefilled pen) (Teriparatide)
  • Travatan eye Drops 0.004%
  • Trimbow Metered dose inhaler
  • Tweed medicinal cannabis products
  • Ultibro Breezhaler 110/50 powder for inhalation
  • Vasocardol CD 180mg, 240mg & 360mg 24 hr Extended release capsules (Diltiazem)
  • Vazkepa 998mg capsules
  • Vizo-PF Dorzolatim eye drops
  • Water Lilies medicinal cannabis products
  • WholeLife Botanicals medicinal cannabis products
  • Xalacome eye drops
  • Xalaprost 0.005% eye drops
  • Xalatan 0.005% eye drops
  • Zabep 20mg tablets (Rabeprazole)
  • Zopral 15mg & 30mg Enteric capsules (Lansoprazole)
  • Zoton FasTabs 15mg & 30mg orally disintegrating tablets (Lansoprazole)

August 2024

Release date: 01 August 2024

Templates

Template name

Applies to

Notes

Key

Adult Sleep Study Referral QLD Sleep

Added

QLD

77463

DMMR - Form1

Deleted

All

77413

DMMR – Form2

Deleted

All

77413

Dr Andrew Small Cardiology

Deleted

QLD

77458

Hear and Say Referral Form

Deleted

QLD

77458

Repromed Fertility Referral Form

Added

SA

77462

Repromed Fertility Referral Form

Added

NT

77462

Sleep study referral - Pacific Sleep

Updated

NSW

77460

WorkCover WA - Final certificate of capacity

Updated

WA

77461

WorkCover WA - First certificate of capacity

Updated

WA

77461

Workcover WA - Progress certificate of capacity

Updated

WA

77461

Other Items

Item

Notes

Key

Sonic tests

Updated

77454

TasScript monitored drugs

Updated

77426

WorkCover QLD Certificate

Updated

77452

Beacon Medical Medicinal Cannabis products

Updated

76739

Practice Partners

Item

Notes

Queen Street Medical Centre

Deleted

Application Roles

Item

Notes

Pen CS

Updated

eOrdering providers

Item

Notes

4Cyte Pathology

Updated

Australian Clinical Labs

Updated

Benson Radiology

Updated

Emerald Radiology

Updated

GXU Medical Imaging 

Deleted

Abbott Pathology

Updated

Dorevitch Pathology

Updated

Laverty Pathology

Updated

QML Pathology

Updated

Tasmanian Medical Laboratories

Updated

Western Diagnostic Pathology

Updated

Mater Pathology

Updated

MSK Radiology

Added

Conditions Added

  • ADD, child
  • ADHD - Combined type
  • ADHD - Hyperactive type
  • ADHD - Inattentive type
  • Administrative documentation
  • Anticoagulant therapy
  • Aspirin prophylaxis
  • Cheilectomy
  • Cheilectomy, metatarsal
  • Cheilectomy, tarsal
  • Child attention deficit disorder
  • Dermatitis, hand - acute atopic
  • Dermatitis, hand - allergic contact
  • Dermatitis, hand - chronic atopic
  • Dermatitis, hand - contact
  • Dermoscopic photography
  • Exposure to arsenic
  • Exposure to man-made ultraviolet light
  • Exposure to welding arc
  • HbA1c, >10%
  • HbA1c, >7
  • HbA1c, 7-10%
  • Hyperkeratotic actinic keratosis
  • Intense pulsed light therapy
  • Keratinocyte cancer
  • Laser destruction of skin lesion
  • Laser procedure on skin
  • Lipohypertrophy, insulin
  • Medical treatment decision maker
  • MINOCA - Myocardial infarction, non-obstructive coronary arteries
  • Moberg flap
  • Multiple benign melanocytic naevi
  • Myocardial infarction, non-obstructive coronary arteries - MINOCA
  • Neodymium, yttrium, aluminium garnet laser photocoagulation
  • Phototherapy of skin
  • Radiofrequency ablation, AF
  • Removal of foreign body from vagina
  • Removal of tattoo of skin
  • Respiratory syncitial virus vaccination
  • Screening for skin cancer
  • Skin care education
  • Skin lesion assessment
  • Skin phototype I (always burn, never tan)
  • Skin phototype II (initially always burn, then usually tan)
  • Skin phototype III (initially sometimes burn, then usually tan)
  • Skin phototype IV (rarely burn, then always tan)
  • Skin phototype V (moderately pigmented)
  • Skin phototype VI (deeply pigmented)
  • Solar degeneration
  • Spectroscopy, infrared
  • Swan-neck deformity

Medications

  • 4 Step nicotine products
  • 5Leaf North Agent Orange 22% dried flower
  • 5Leaf South Cake Krusher dried flower
  • Abrilada 20mg & 40mg prefilled syringe (adalimumab)
  • Abrilada 40mg prefilled pen (adalimumab)
  • Abrysvo 120mcg powder for injection (RSV vaccine)
  • Alfie Therapeutics medicinal cannabis products
  • ALT Pods 0 mg/mL liquid for inhalation
  • Althea medicinal cannabis products
  • Amgevita 40mg prefilled syringe
  • Aura Therapeutics THC50 oral liquid
  • Aurora medicinal cannabis products
  • Canopy Valley 12:14 Flower
  • Clavulin-125F powder for oral suspension
  • Coloxyl Macrogol for Children 4g powder for oral solution
  • Craft Botanics Grape Cream Cake THC 22%
  • Curo Huckleberry THC Flower 26%
  • Dogg LBS LLDI01 dried Flower
  • Dr Watson medicinal cannabis products
  • Entoura Broad Spectrum CBD 200 oral liquid
  • Eylea 30.1mg Intravitreal injection
  • Go-Kit Bowel preparation kit
  • Gonadron 1000mg solution for injection (Testosterone)
  • GreenLine Therapeutics Kush 25% dried flower
  • Hoosh X Device & Pods 20 mg/mL
  • Humira 20mg prefilled syringe
  • Humira 40mg prefilled pen
  • IndiMed Tempo 19 Pink Kush (Indica) dried flower
  • Kind Medical medicinal cannabis products
  • Koselugo 10mg & 25mg capsules (Selumetinib)
  • Little Green Pharma LGP FLOWER THC 24 Lemon Glow (Sativa)
  • Medcan SGV01 dried flower 27%
  • MedTEC medicinal cannabis products
  • MedTec medicinal cannabis products
  • Mixology nicotine products
  • Nuceiva 100units powder for injection (PrabotulinumtoxinA)
  • Onpattro 10mg concentrate for infusion (Patisiran)
  • Paracetamol S.A.L.F. 1000mg solution for infusion
  • Phenylephrine 10mg solution for injection
  • Phytoca CBD BS150 150mg oil
  • PKU Lophlex Select LQ oral liquid
  • Provocatus THC25CBD25
  • puk. nicotine products
  • Rejunon 1000 1000mg solution for injection (Testosterone)
  • Relx Pod Pro2 35 mg/mL inhalation liquid
  • Rua medicinal cannabis products
  • Solstrain medicinal cannabis products
  • Spectrum Therapeutics medicinal cannabis products
  • Tecentriq SC 1875mg solution for injection
  • Temgesic sublingual
  • Timoptol XE 0.5% gel forming eye drops
  • Trikafta granules composite pack
  • Tweed medicinal cannabis products
  • Vaper Empire nicotine products
  • Vapoureyes Five Pawns nicotine products
  • Vapoureyes Pachamama nicotine products
  • Vapoureyes Simply nicotine products
  • Vapoureyes The Mushroom Cloud nicotine products
  • Vapoureyes Vapetasia nicotine products
  • Vapoureyes VE Premium nicotine products
  • Vapure nicotine products
  • Veev One Device vaporiser device
  • Vorcon 200mg powder for infusion
  • Wegovy Flextouch Pen (1mg, 2mg, 4mg, 6.8mg, 9.6mg)
  • Wild by Instinct nicotine products
  • Wild by Instinct Open Pod nicotine products

July 2024 Revision 1

Release date: 12 July 2024

DVA Updates

  • 01 July 2024 annual fee indexation changes.
  • Updated items 92028, 93202, 93203 and 92115 to correct incentives.

Visit the DVA online website for more information on these items.

Other Items

Item

Notes

Key

TasScript monitored drugs

Updated

77225

July 2024

Release date: 01 July 2024

MBS Updates

This update includes the 1st July 2024 annual fee indexation and a range of administrative and policy changes to implement the Government’s response to recommendations from the MBS Review Taskforce and the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC).

Visit the MBS online website for more information on these items.

Templates

Template name

Applies to

Notes

Key

Eating Disorders Plan – IOI GPMHSC

Added

All

77185

Eating Disorders Plan Review – IOI GPMHSC

Added

All

77185

Flinders Cardiac Referral Form

Deleted

SA

77215

GPMP-TCA for eating disorders - IOI

Added

All

77185

Heart and Vascular (formerly Flinders Cardiac)

Added

SA

77178

InsideOut screener for eating disorders IOI-S

Added

All

77185

MHCP for eating disorders – IOI

Added

All

77185

MHCP Review for eating disorders - IOI

Added

All

77185

PRC Cardiac Clinic Referral

Deleted

WA

77215

SJOG Langmore Centre Psychiatry Referral

Added

VIC

77182

Smithfield Endoscopy Centre Open Access Referral

Added

NSW

77179

SouthWest Cardiovascular

Added

WA

77180

Souvenaid Connections referral

Updated

VIC

77181

Other Items

Item

Notes

Key

Family & Social History – Accommodation options

Updated

77140

Guidance Based Requesting (GBR)

Updated

77118, 77214

Halo Link

Updated

77223

NASH Certificate update notification

Added

77220

Reporting

Updated

77141

Sonic tests

Updated

77210

Systems Administrator access

Updated

77027

Alfie Therapeutics Medicinal Cannabis (MC) products

Updated

77216

Aura MC products

Updated

77216

Avani MC products

Added

77216

Beacon Medical MC products

Updated

76738

Cannim MC products

Added

77216

Circle MC products

Updated

77216

Cultiva MC products

Updated

77216

Greena MC products

Updated

77216

Little Green Pharma MC products

Updated

77216

Upstate MC products

Updated

77216

Practice Partners

Item

Notes

3DAnatomica

Updated

Application Roles

Item

Notes

ConsultMed

Updated

Gold Coast Primary Health

Updated

eOrdering providers

Item

Notes

eOrdering partners for specific practices

Updated

4Cyte Pathology

Updated

Carlisle Health - Radiology Queensland Group

Added

Healius Pathology - Abbott Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Dorevitch Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Laverty Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - QML Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Tasmanian Medical Laboratories

Updated

Healius Pathology - Western Diagnostic Pathology

Updated

Synergy Radiology Beamish Street

Added

Synergy Radiology Randwick

Added

Conditions Added

  • Voluntary assisted dying
  • Voluntary assisted dying consulting assessment
  • Voluntary assisted dying death notification
  • Voluntary assisted dying final request
  • Voluntary assisted dying final review
  • Voluntary assisted dying first assessment
  • Voluntary assisted dying first request
  • Voluntary assisted dying medication authorisation
  • Voluntary assisted dying medication decision
  • Voluntary assisted dying medication prescription
  • Voluntary assisted dying second request
  • Voluntary assisted dying written declaration

Medications

  • Actonel products
  • Alfie Therapeutics medicinal cannabis products
  • Alfuzosin 10 mg modified release tablet (Xatral SR)
  • Aura Therapeutics THC50 oil
  • Avani medicinal cannabis products
  • Beacon Medical medicinal cannabis products
  • Cal-500 1.25g chewable tablets
  • CAL-600 1.5g tablets
  • Cal-Care 1.5g tablets
  • Cannim medicinal cannabis products
  • Chemovar medicinal cannabis products
  • Chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops (Chlorsig)
  • Circle THC 26 oil
  • Cultiva medicinal cannabis products
  • Duodart modified release capsules
  • Dutasteride 500 microgram + Tamsulosin hydrochloride 400 microgram modified release capsule (Duodart 500ug/400ug)
  • Dutasteride 500 microgram capsule (Avodart)
  • Finasta 5 mg tablets
  • Finasteride 5 mg tablet (Finpro, Finasta, Finide, Finnacar, Proscar)
  • Flosix 400mcg modified release tablets
  • Greena medicinal cannabis products
  • Grow medicinal cannabis products
  • Hedges medicinal cannabis products
  • IndiMed medicinal cannabis products
  • Little Green Pharma LGP Classic THC50 oral solution
  • Medcan CAP01 28% dried flower
  • Morphine 5mg & 10mg oral solution
  • Octreotide 100mcg solution for injection
  • Octreotide 500mcg solution for injection
  • Octreotide 50mcg solution for injection
  • Olaparib 100 mg & 150 mg tablet (Lynparza)
  • OMG Al Mini T25 dried flower
  • OsteVit-D One-A-Week 175mcg capsules
  • Physeptone 10mg solution for injection
  • QBP medicinal cannabis products
  • Risedronate sodium 35 mg enteric tablet (Actonel EC)
  • Risedronate sodium 5 mg & 35 mg tablet
  • SalplusF DPI 250/50 & DPI 500/50 powder for inhalation
  • Silodosin 4 mg & 8 mg capsule (Urorec)
  • Slenyto 1mg & 5mg tablets
  • Somai medicinal cannabis products
  • Spectrum Therapeutics medicinal cannabis products
  • Spevigo 450mg concentrated solution for infusion
  • Stenocare Balance 25:25 oil
  • Tamsulosin hydrochloride 400 microgram modified release tablet (Flomaxtra, Flosix)
  • Thiamine hydrochloride 100 mg tablet (Betavit)
  • Upstate Sigma Thirteen & Omega Six flower for inhalation
  • Velsipity 2mg tablets
  • Vyxeos powder for injection
  • Wegovy FlexTouch 1mg, 2mg, 4mg 6.8mg & 9.6mg pen
  • Zejula 100mg tablets
  • Zyamis 7.5mg oromucosal solution

June 2024

Release date: 06 June 2024

Templates

Template name

Applies to

Notes

Key

CALD Psychological Service GP Referral Form

Updated

WA

76950

FOCUS FNQ

Updated

QLD

76966

Go4Fun Referral template

Added

NSW

76948

NIPT Generation - Abbott Pathology

Updated

SA

76949

NIPT Generation - Dorevitch Pathology

Updated

NSW, VIC

76949

NIPT Generation - Laverty Pathology

Updated

ACT, NSW

76949

NIPT Generation - QML

Updated

NSW, QLD

76949

NIPT Generation - TML

Updated

TAS

76949

NIPT Generation - WDP

Updated

NT, WA

76949

North West Melb PHN-Mental Health Referral

Updated

VIC

76945

Reproductive Carrier Screening – Dorevitch

Added

VIC & NSW

76947

Reproductive Carrier Screening – Abbott

Added

SA

76947

Reproductive Carrier Screening – Laverty

Added

NSW

76947

Reproductive Carrier Screening – QML

Added

QLD & NSW

76947

Reproductive Carrier Screening – TML

Added

TAS

76947

Reproductive Carrier Screening – WDP

Added

WA & NT

76947

Sleep study referral - Pacific Sleep

Updated

NSW

76946

Western Respiratory & Sleep

Added

WA

76944

Vaccines

Item

Notes

Key

Abrysvo

Added

75770

Dengvaxia

Added

75770

Dengue fever

Added

75770

Vaxneuvance

Added

75770

Other Items

Item

Notes

Key

Deploy eRx installer version 4.3.0.0

Added

75297

Halo Link

Updated

76981

Patient search – Address

Updated

76542

Travel medicine

Updated

76742

WorkCover QLD Certificate

Updated

76976

Sonic tests

Updated

76968

Alfie Therapeutic Medicinal Cannabis (MC) products

Added

75413, 76875

ANTG MC products

Updated

76875

Cannatrek MC products

Updated

76875

Cultiva MC products

Updated

76875

Leprechaun MC products

Added

76875

RaP MC products

Updated

76875

Sativite MC products

Updated

76743

Stanley Brothers MC products

Updated

76875

Sundaze MC products

Updated

76875

Application Roles

Item

Notes

Coviu

Deleted

Interfuse Technologies

Deleted

Jayex

Deleted

Medata Hub

Deleted

eOrdering providers

Item

Notes

Contacts updated when eOrdering providers removed

 

4Cyte Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Abbott Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Dorevitch Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Laverty Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - QML Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Tasmanian Medical Laboratories

Updated

Healius Pathology - Western Diagnostic Pathology

Updated

Conditions Added

  • Anxiety due to dementia
  • Dementia with behavioural disturbance
  • Family meeting
  • Presenile dementia with depression
  • Psychotropic medication assessment
  • Psychotropic medication review
  • Removal of spinal cord stimulator
  • Restrictive practice assessment
  • Restrictive practice review
  • Senile dementia with depression
  • Spinal cord stimulator, removal

Medications

  • Aelleve WF THC24 MK 24% dried flower
  • Alaf Therapeutics Chem Cookies dried flower
  • ANTG Elan oral solution 100mg
  • Aurora Medicinal cannabis products
  • Beriplex P/N powder for injection
  • Bisacodyl 10 mg/5 mL enema (Bisalax)
  • Broken Coast Medicinal cannabis products
  • Budesonide 200 microgram/actuation + formoterol fumarate dihydrate 6 microgram/actuation powder for inhalation, 60 actuations (Bufomix Easyhaler 200/6)
  • Cosentyx 150mg Solution for injection
  • Dapagliflozin 10 mg + Metformin hydrochloride 1 g modified release tablet (Xigduo XR 10/1000)
  • Dapagliflozin 10 mg + Metformin hydrochloride 500 mg modified release tablet (Xigduo XR 10/500)
  • Dapagliflozin 10 mg tablet (Forxiga)
  • Dapagliflozin 5 mg + Metformin hydrochloride 1 g modified release tablet (Xigduo XR 5/1000)
  • Depo-Provera 150mg prefilled syringe
  • Dr Watson Medicinal cannabis products
  • Easy Dose Medicinal cannabis products
  • Empagliflozin 10 mg & 25mg tablet
  • Empagliflozin 10 mg + Linagliptin 5 mg tablet (Glyxambi)
  • Empagliflozin 12.5 mg + Metformin hydrochloride 1 g tablet (Jardiamet 12.5 mg/1000 mg)
  • Empagliflozin 12.5 mg + Metformin hydrochloride 500 mg tablet (Jardiamet 12.5 mg/500 mg)
  • Empagliflozin 25 mg + Linagliptin 5 mg tablet (Glyxambi)
  • Empagliflozin 5 mg + Metformin hydrochloride 1 g tablet (Jardiamet 5 mg/1000 mg)
  • Empagliflozin 5 mg + Metformin hydrochloride 500 mg tablet (Jardiamet 5 mg/500 mg)
  • Entoura Xetra Cake City dried flower
  • Extencilline 1.2Million unit powder for injection
  • Ferrogen Ferrous Sulfate 325mg modified release tablets
  • Ferrogen Iron + Folic Acid modified release tablets
  • Green Jeannie THC 28% dried flower
  • GreenLine Therapeutics Haze 25% dried flower
  • Haiiku Medicinal cannabis products
  • Inclisiran 284 mg/1.5 mL injection (Leqvio)
  • Ketoconazole 2% cream (Nizoral 2% Cream)
  • Leprechaun THC 25 Night Flower dried flower
  • Linagliptin 2.5 mg + Metformin hydrochloride 1 g tablet (Trajentamet)
  • Linagliptin 2.5 mg + Metformin hydrochloride 500 mg tablet (Trajentamet)
  • Linagliptin 2.5 mg + Metformin hydrochloride 850 mg tablet (Trajentamet)
  • Linagliptin 5 mg tablet (Trajenta)
  • Little Green Pharma Medicinal cannabis products
  • Lot420 Gelato 33 dried flower
  • Maxalt Migraine Relief 5mg wafers
  • Medcan Budget Budz BBZ-001 22% dried flower
  • Medibis Woodford THC25 dried flower
  • Medical Kiwi Gold dried flower
  • Medigrowth THC 50 oil
  • MedTEC T10C15-C oil
  • MJ Pops Medicinal cannabis products
  • Motherplant LKR 30% dried flower
  • Moximed 400mg tablets (Moxifloxacin)
  • NectarTek Medicinal cannabis products
  • OG Fire Medicinal cannabis
  • Osimertinib 40 mg & 80mg tablet (Tagrisso)
  • Ozempic 2mg & 4mg prefilled pen
  • Pouch Yellow (Beast Head OG) dried flower
  • PureKann Medicinal cannabis products
  • Rainbow Medicinal cannabis products
  • Saxagliptin 2.5 mg & 5mg tablet (Onglyza)
  • Saxagliptin 2.5 mg + Metformin hydrochloride 1 g modified release tablet (Kombiglyze XR 2.5/1000)
  • Saxagliptin 5 mg + Dapagliflozin 10 mg tablet (Qtern 5/10)
  • Saxagliptin 5 mg + Metformin hydrochloride 1 g modified release tablet (Kombiglyze XR 5/1000)
  • Saxagliptin 5 mg + Metformin hydrochloride 500 mg modified release tablet (Kombiglyze XR 5/500)
  • SITAGLIPTIN + METFORMIN, sitagliptin 50 mg + metformin hydrochloride 850 mg tablet, 56 (Janumet, Velmetia)
  • SITAGLIPTIN + METFORMIN, sitagliptin 50 mg + metformin hydrochloride 1 g tablet, 56 (Janumet, Velmetia)
  • SITAGLIPTIN + METFORMIN, sitagliptin 50 mg + metformin hydrochloride 1 g modified release tablet, 56 (Janumet XR)
  • Sitagliptin 25 mg, 50mg & 100 tablets, 28 (Januvia, Sitaglo, Xelevia)
  • Sitagliptin 50 mg + Metformin hydrochloride 500 mg tablet (Janumet, Velmetia)
  • Somai Medicinal cannabis
  • Supirocin 2% cream (Mupirocin)
  • Tasmanian Botanics Medicinal cannabis products
  • Tavneos 10mg capsules (Avacopan)
  • Tecvayli 30mg & 153mg solution for injection (Teclistamab
  • Tilray Whole Flower THC8:CBD8
  • Trulicity 1.5mg solution for injection
  • Uremide 20 tablets
  • Winlevi 1% cream (Clascoterone)

May 2024

Release date: 06 May 2024

MBS Updates

This update includes the:

  • Updated items 90250 to 90257 to allow co-claiming.

Visit the MBS online website for more information on these items.

DVA Updates

  • Updated item 92028 to correct incentives.

Visit the DVA online website for more information on these items.

Templates

Template name

Applies to

Notes

Key

Direct Endoscopy referral form

Added

VIC

75577

FNQ Obstetrics & Circulatory Ultrasound Referral

Added

QLD

75570

Get Healthy Service Referral

Added

NSW

75593

IVFAustralia

Updated

NSW

75571

IVFAustralia, ACT

Updated

ACT

75571

Heartscope LFT and Sleep Referral (SleepScope)

Updated

VIC

75572

MyMedicare Registration Form

Updated

All

75536

Perth Cardiovascular Institute

Updated

WA

75573

Queensland Fertility Group

Updated

QLD

75571

Ramsay Clinic New Farm - Inpatient & Outpatient

Added

QLD

75672

Sleep Referral Form ResMed

Updated

All

75574

Souvenaid Connections referral

Added

VIC

75566

Other Items

Item

Notes

Key

Prescribing - Slentyo

Updated

75739

Prescribing - Sumatriptan

Updated

75481

Sonic tests

Updated

75597

WorkCover QLD certificate

Updated

75043

Curo Medicinal Cannabis (‘MC’) products

Added

75744

Craft Botanics MC products

Updated

75744

MedTEC MC products

Added

75745

Nicotine (‘NIC’) products

Updated

75582

Phytoca NIC products

Updated

75486

Practice Partners

Item

Notes

Gabriel Adeniyi Pty Ltd

Deleted

Oxford Medical Centre Epping

Deleted

eOrdering providers

Item

Notes

4Cyte Pathology

Updated

Integral Diagnostics - Lake Imaging

Added

Healius Pathology - Abbott Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Dorevitch Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Laverty Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - QML Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Tasmanian Medical Laboratories

Updated

Healius Pathology - Western Diagnostic Pathology

Updated

Integral Diagnostics - X-Ray & Imaging

Updated

VDX Radiology - YARRA Radiology

Added

Conditions Added

  • Brooke-Spiegler syndrome
  • Brow lift
  • Endoscopic forehead and brow lift
  • Enthesophyte
  • Immunisation, RSV
  • Periorbital rejuvenation
  • Spiradenocylindroma
  • Spiradenoma

Medications

  • Abemaciclib 50 mg & 100mg tablet, 56 (Verzenio)
  • Aelleve products
  • Alpha 2 Refillable Vape products
  • alt. Nicotine Vape
  • Amoxicillin/Potassium Clavulanate 400mg/5ml syrup
  • Aura Therapeutics Purple Raine Dried flower
  • Aurora products
  • Beacon Medical Face Mintz THC 30% Flower
  • Broken Coast Amnesia Haze THC22 22% Dried whole flower
  • Cannatrek CCELL mPOD Dart-X Vaporiser device
  • CBN Amazonia Dried Flower Dried flower
  • Chexate – Methotrexate 10 mg tablet, 15
  • Colestyramine 4 g powder for oral liquid, 60 pouches (Cholestyramine)
  • Desflurane liquid for inhalation
  • DOBDX vape products
  • Easy Dose Vape products
  • Extencilline 1.2Million unit Powder for injection
  • Ferrogen Iron + Vitamin C Modified release tablets
  • Fomo Godfather's Gift Dried flower
  • Fomo Gorilla Glue #4 Dried flower
  • Grandiosa products
  • GreenLine Therapeutics Bubba 25% Dried flower
  • Harbour vape products
  • HCU Explore5 Oral powder
  • Indimed products
  • Little Green Pharma LGP Classic Oil Oil
  • Maali products
  • Mavacamten 2.5 mg, 5mg, 10mg, 15mg capsule, 28 (Camzyos)
  • MCD products
  • Medcan Aussie Budz Brissy Berry 26 26% Dried flower
  • Mekinist 0.05mg Powder for oral solution
  • MSUD Explore5 Oral powder
  • NectarTek Alta 28 28% Dried flower
  • Nicovape products
  • Phytoca products
  • Relx vape products
  • Rift vape products
  • Skyrizi 150mg Prefilled pen
  • Skyrizi 75mg Prefilled syringe
  • Stemetil 5mg Tablets
  • Sumagraine - Sumatriptan 50 mg tablet, 2
  • Tafamidis 61 mg capsule, 30 (Vyndamax)
  • Tafinlar 10mg Dispersible tablets (Dabrafenib)
  • TYR Explore5 Oral powder
  • Upadacitinib 15 mg modified release tablet, 28 (Rinvoq)
  • Vapo products

April 2024

Release date: 02 April 2024

MBS Updates

This update includes the:

  • Updated item 303 to correct derived fee calculations.
  • Updated items 82300, 82315, 82324 and 82332 to allow referral details.

Visit the MBS online website for more information on these items.

Templates

eHealth NSW have advised from the end of March 2024, online applications will be available in SafeScript NSW for approval to prescribe Schedule 8 Pain Management Medicines, Schedule 8 Benzodiazepines and Esketamine or Ketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression.

The following approval/authority forms to prescribe or supply high-risk medicines have moved to an online application form in SafeScript NSW:

  • Application for S8 Alprazolam or Flunitrazepam

Visit the SafeScript NSW website for more information.

Template name

Applies to

Notes

Key

Application for S8 Alprazolam or Flunitrazepam

Deleted

NSW

75335

Eating Disorders Plan

Updated

All

75330

Heartscope Cardiology Referral

Added

VIC

75417

Heartscope Sleep Referral

Added

VIC

75421

NIPT Generation Abbott Pathology

Updated

SA

75242

NIPT Generation Dorevitch Pathology 

Updated

NSW, VIC

75242

NIPT Generation Laverty Pathology

Updated

ACT, NSW

75242

NIPT Generation QML

Updated

NSW, QLD

75242

NIPT Generation TML

Updated

TAS

75242

NIPT Generation WDP

Updated

NT, WA

75242

PRC Cardiac Clinic Referral

Added

WA

75424

Psychology MHTP & Referral Letter - Oqea Cares

Added

All

75415

Reproductive Carrier Scn - Barratt & Smith

Updated

ACT, NSW, VIC

75344

Reproductive Carrier Scn - Bunbury Pathology

Updated

WA

75344

Reproductive Carrier Scn - Capital Pathology

Updated

ACT, NSW

75344

Reproductive Carrier Scn - Clinpath Pathology SA

Updated

SA

75344

Reproductive Carrier Scn - Clinipath Pathology WA

Updated

WA

75344

Reproductive Carrier Scn - Douglass Hanly Moir

Updated

NSW, QLD, VIC

75344

Reproductive Carrier Scn - Hobart Pathology

Updated

TAS

75344

Reproductive Carrier Scn - Launceston Pathology

Updated

TAS

75344

Reproductive Carrier Scn - Melbourne Pathology

Updated

ACT, NSW, VIC

75344

Reproductive Carrier Scn - North West Pathology

Updated

TAS

75344

Reproductive Carrier Scn - Southern IML Pathology

Updated

NSW

75344

Reproductive Carrier Scn - Sullivan Nicolaides

Updated

NSW, NT, QLD

75344

Vaccines

Item

Notes

Key

Beyfortus

Added

75408

Q-Vax

Added

75432

RSV

Added

75408

Vaxchora

Added

75408

Other Items

Item

Notes

Key

Commbank Smart Health configuration

Updated

75423

Halo Link

Updated

75342

Patient search – Date of birth

Updated

74771

Prescribing – Systane

Updated

74888

Prescribing – Valproate Sodium

Updated

75303

Real Time Prescription Monitoring for Tasmania (TasScript)

Added

75301

Reporting queries

Updated

75398

Sonic tests

Updated

75420

Alfie Therapeutics Medicinal Cannabis (‘MC’) products

Updated

75411

Althea MC products

Updated

75433

Aruma MC products

Updated

75347

Beacon MC products

Updated

75410

BOB MC products

Updated

75351

Botanitech MC products

Updated

75351

Cannatrek MC products

Updated

75345

Endoca MC products

Updated

75351

Entoura MC products

Updated

75349

Heyday MC products

Updated

75351

HOPE 1 MC products

Updated

75350

Medigrowth MC products

Updated

75351

SatiCart MC products

Updated

75351

ALLO Nicotine (‘NIC’) products

Updated

75426

ALT NIC products

Added

75271

Chosen NIC products

Updated

75426

Lions Lab NIC products

Removed

75412

Lula NIC products

Updated

75426

Application Roles

Item

Notes

Automatic Document Reception (previously IMC - Medical Document Upload)

Updated

eOrdering Providers

Item

Notes

eOrdering partners for specific practices

Updated

4Cyte Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Abbott Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Dorevitch Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Laverty Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - QML Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Tasmanian Medical Laboratories

Updated

Healius Pathology - Western Diagnostic Pathology

Updated

Mater Pathology

Updated

Conditions Added

  • Haemochromatosis
  • Haemochromatosis, carrier
  • Haemochromatosis, hereditary
  • Haemochromatosis, HFE tested negative
  • Kleefstra syndrome, type 1
  • Kleefstra syndrome, type 2
  • Ventriculomegaly
  • Ventriculomegaly, acquired cerebral
  • Ventriculomegaly, congenital cerebral

Medications

Real Time Prescription Monitoring for Tasmania (TasScript) will be included in the April 2024 data update in preparation for TasScript's official launch on 1 May 2024.

  • Alfie Therapeutics MAC-1 22% dried flower
  • Alfie Therapeutics Queen Sangria 24% dried flower
  • Allo Sync vaporiser device
  • ANTG Solace vaporiser cartridge
  • Aruma Flower Lumina dried flower
  • Aruma Flower Titan dried flower
  • Aura Therapeutics Apples & Bananas dried flower
  • Aura Therapeutics CBD100 oil
  • Aura Therapeutics CBD200 oil
  • Aura Therapeutics Joker Juice dried flower
  • Aura Therapeutics Keylime Kush dried flower
  • Aura Therapeutics Lemon Cloves dried flower
  • Botanitech Val21 dried flower
  • Botanitech Val22 dried flower
  • Bufomix Easyhaler powder for inhalation
  • Byron Bay Medicinal True Fire 33 Splitter dried flower
  • Cannatrek T26 Flower Sorrento dried flower
  • Cannatrek UrbanLeaf mCART Babylon 400mg vaporiser cartridge
  • Cannatrek UrbanLeaf mCART Babylon 800mg vaporiser cartridge
  • CBD Force BST 100 100mg oil
  • CraftPlant Cosmic Cream dried flower
  • CraftPlant Pink Diesel Dried flower
  • Empagliflozin 10 mg tablet, 30 (Jardiance)
  • Entoura 25:25 oil
  • Entoura Xetra 15:15 Soft chewable tablets
  • Entoura Xetra Tulip dried flower
  • Ethosuximide 250 mg capsule, 56
  • Global Selects Karoo #1 dried flower
  • Global Selects Miss Kim dried flower
  • Heyday Curated Suver Haze dried flower
  • Inclisiran 284 mg/1.5 mL injection, 1.5 mL syringe (Leqvio)
  • Intrarosa 6.5mg pessaries
  • Kind Azure 25:1& 50:1 oil
  • Kind Azure 80:1 vaporiser cartridge
  • Kind Libra 25:25 oil
  • Kind Rosa 25:1 & 50:1 oil
  • Kind Rosa 80:1 vaporiser cartridge
  • Levin Health Oizys 22% dried flower
  • Lula refillable nicotine liquid pod
  • Lula vaporiser device
  • Medcan ROSE01 24% Dried flower
  • MediCabilis 5% CBD oral solution
  • MediCabilis BodFlora 20 Blue Skies dried flower
  • MediCabilis BodFlora 23 Jealousy 23% dried flower
  • MediCabilis BodFlora 24 Sweet Sunrise 24% dried flower
  • MediCabilis BodFlora 26 DJ Blueberry 26% dried flower
  • MediCabilis CBD 25 capsules
  • MediCabilis CBG 50 oral solution
  • MediCabilis FGW20 Indica dried flower
  • MediCabilis FGW25 Sativa dried flower
  • Methotrexate 7.5 mg/0.15 mL injection, 0.15 mL syringe (Trexject)
  • NectarTek Lima 26 dried flower
  • NectarTek One THC Cartridge 800mg vaporiser cartridge
  • NectarTek T25 oil
  • Niraparib 100 mg capsule, 56 (Zejula)
  • Parapane Osteo 665mg modified release tablets
  • Ra-Morph 1mg oral solution
  • Saabi Pods 0 mg/mL liquid for inhalation
  • Saabi Pods 13 mg/mL liquid for inhalation
  • Saabi Pods 20 mg/mL liquid for inhalation
  • Saabi Inhalation device
  • Salflumix Easyhaler powder for inhalation
  • Superbly Green Zenny inhalation cartridge
  • Superbly Green Zingy inhalation cartridge
  • Tasmanian Botanics 750 Jade vape cartridge
  • Tasmanian Botanics 750 Opal vape cartridge
  • Tasmanian Botanics THC 23 Opal dried flower
  • Tasmanian Botanics THC 25 Amethyst dried flower
  • Tasmanian Botanics THC 50 oral liquid
  • Tasmanian Botanics THC 750 Amethyst vape cartridge
  • Terrosa 250mcg Prefilled pen
  • Tri-chome Leprechaun THC 25 dried flower
  • Veoza 45mg tablets
  • Voquily 1mg, 2mg, 3mg & 5mg capsules
  • Wild by Instinct 0 mg/mL pods for inhalation
  • Wild by Instinct inhalation device

March 2024

Release date: 04 March 2024

MBS Updates

This update includes the:

  • 1 March 2024 General Medical and Diagnostic Imaging Services changes
  • Updated items 303, 2198 and 2200 to correct derived fee calculations

Visit the MBS online website for more information on these items.

DVA Updates

  • Updated item 6065 to correct in and out of hospital fees

Visit the DVA online website for more information on these items.

Templates

Template name

Applies to

Notes

Key

Advara Heart Care (WA)

Updated

WA

74908

Echo and Stress - My Heart Cardiology referral

Added

VIC

75101

Genetic Carrier Screening Request Form

Added

ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, VIC, WA

75107

GeneType Multitest Test Requisition Form

Added

VIC

75106

Global Cardiology Referral

Updated

WA

75175

Guardian Exercise Rehabilitation (WA only)

Updated

WA

75105

NSW Medical Certificate Cause of Death

Updated

NSW

74613

OPAL-3 Study Patient EOI (SAHMRI)

Added

SA

75112

PRC CT Guided Spinal Injection template

Updated

WA

75113

Queensland Nuclear Imaging Referral

Updated

QLD

75103

Sleep Apnea - Qld Sleep – Adult

Updated

QLD

75168

Sleep Referral Form ResMed

Updated

All

74966

Sleep Study Referral - Air Liquide, HSS, SNORE

Updated

All

74967

SomnoCare - Medical Sleep Services

Updated

WA

75104

Southside & Brisbane Endoscopy Gastro Referral

Added

QLD

75102

TAS - Workers Compensation Certificate of Capacity

Updated

TAS

75174

Western Cardiology Referral

Updated

WA

75161

Other Items

Item

Notes

Key

eRx NASH Utility

Updated

75192

Guidance Based Requesting (GBR) – FES

Updated

74834

Reporting queries

Added

75179

Sonic tests

Updated

75184, 75231

Suburb – Banya 4551

Added

74833

Suburb – Nirimba 4551

Added

74833

ANTG Medicinal Cannabic (‘MC’) products

Added

75244

Aura MC products

Added

75247

Circle MC products

Added

75176

Craft Botanics MC products

Added

75176

Greena MC products

Added

75176

Medcan MC products

Added

75248

QBP MC products

Added

75245

Rua MC products

Added

75246

SunDaze MC products

Added

75176

Upstate MC products

Added

75176

Practice Partners

Item

Notes

Perth Mobile GP

Removed

Application Roles

Item

Notes

Partner SQL logins

Updated

JustCare

Updated

MedRefer

Updated

eOrdering providers

Item

Notes

4Cyte Pathology

Updated

Clearview Medical Imaging

Updated

Healius Pathology - Abbott Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Dorevitch Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Laverty Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - QML Pathology

Updated

Healius Pathology - Tasmanian Medical Laboratories

Updated

Healius Pathology - Western Diagnostic Pathology

Updated

Xplore Radiology

Added

Conditions Added

  • Abdominal swelling, localised
  • Alcohol cessation
  • Anaesthetic risk
  • Bursectomy
  • Commotio cordis
  • Cryopreservation of oocyte
  • Endometriosis pelvic pain
  • Excision of bursa
  • Face wrinkle removal
  • Immunisation, Japanese encephalitis
  • Japanese encephalitis immunisation
  • Leuconychia
  • MTOP - medical termination of pregnancy
  • MTOP Follow-up, Clear
  • MTOP Follow-up, Retained products
  • Nocturnal lagophthalmos
  • Oral Allergy Syndrome
  • Patellar tendinopathy
  • Perineural injection, cervical spine
  • Perineural injection, lumbar spine
  • Piezogenic pedal papules
  • Potomania
  • Prolia injection
  • Referral to fertility specialist
  • Referral to head and neck surgeon
  • Referral to IVF specialist
  • Skateboard injury
  • Spinal stenosis, cervical
  • Spinal stenosis, lumbar
  • Substance use disorder
  • Tendinitis, triceps
  • Tendinopathy, triceps
  • Tendinosis of triceps
  • Tendon laceration, triceps
  • Termination of pregnancy, medical (MTOP)
  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
  • Vaginal lump
  • Wound inflammation

Medications

Commencing on 1 September 2023, providers were able to prescribe 60-day prescriptions for many patients living with ongoing health conditions who are stable on their current treatment. From 1 March 2024, additional Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines will now be available for 60-day prescriptions.

Click here for the complete list of eligible medicines that have been reviewed and recommended by the independent Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee.

See Changes for 60-Day Prescribing for more information.

  • Alfie Therapeutics CBD100 Complete oil
  • Alma Flawless Victory 26% dried flower
  • Alma Grape Galena 25% dried flower
  • Anastrozole 1mg tablets
  • Androcur-100 100mg tablets
  • Arizole 5mg tablets
  • Aspecillin VK 250mg tablets [phenoxymethylpenicillin]
  • Bedrocan Flos
  • Beyfortus 50mg & 100mg solution for injection
  • Billie Candy Chrome 23% dried flower
  • Byron Bay Medicinal Fruit Cup dried flower
  • Cadivast tablets [amlodipine]
  • Caduet tablets [amlodipine]
  • CellCept 1g powder for oral suspension [mycophenolate]
  • Codral Day & Night + Dry Cough capsules
  • Codral Mucus Cough + Cold oral liquid
  • Codral Plus Cold & Flu Decongestant + Sore Throat Lozenges
  • Codral Plus Mucus Cough + Cold & Flu
  • Delta Tetra Orange Cake dried flower
  • Diabex XR 1000 extended release tablets [metformin]
  • Diabex XR 500 extended release tablets [metformin]
  • Diaformin XR 1000 extended release tablets [metformin]
  • Diamicron MR 60mg modified release tablets [glicazide]
  • Dilantin 30mg suspension [phenytoin]
  • Dilantin 50mg chewable tablets [phenytoin]
  • Dopist Dysfunction Junction 25% dried flower
  • Dotarem 1.4g, 2.79g, 4.19g & 5.59 solution for injection
  • Doubluts modified release capsules [dutasteride/tamsulosin]
  • Duodart modified release capsules [dutasteride/tamsulosin]
  • Entoura THC 30 oil
  • Epilim 100mg crushable tablets [valproate]
  • Epilim 200mg & 500mg tablets [valproate]
  • Epilim 200mg liquid [valproate]
  • Epilim 200mg syrup [valproate]
  • Estalis Continuous transdermal patches [estradiol]
  • Estalis Sequi patches [estradiol]
  • Formet 1000mg tablets [metformin]
  • Fosrenol 500mg, 750mg & 1000mg chewable tablets [lanthanum]
  • Galvumet tablets [vildagliptin + metformin]
  • Gliclazide MR 60mg modified release tablets
  • Glucobete 1000mg tablets [metformin]
  • Glyxambi tablets [empagliflozin+linagliptin]
  • Herbwell Balanced Hybrid 20% dried flower
  • Herbwell Pure Sativa 18% dried flower
  • Heyday Flow CBD Dried Cannabis Flower
  • Hoosh Pods 20 mg/mL 20mg liquid for inhalation
  • Imbruvica 280mg, 420mg & 560mg tablets
  • Imbruvica 420mg & 560mg tablets
  • Janumet XR modified release tablets [sitagliptin+metformin]
  • Janumet tablets [sitagliptin+metformin]
  • Jardiamet tablets [empagliflozin+metformin]
  • Keppra Oral 100mg oral solution [levetiracetam]
  • Keppra Oral 250mg, 500mg & 1g tablets [levetiracetam]
  • Kerron 100mg oral solution [levetiracetam]
  • Kind Balanced 40:40 cartridge
  • Kind Deus 26:1 dried flower
  • Kind High THC 85 cartridge
  • Kind Indica Smalls Rosa 22:1 dried flower
  • Kind Sativa Smalls Clara 20:1 dried flower
  • Kombiglyze XR modified release tablets [saxagliptin+metformin]
  • Lamictal 5mg, 25mg, 50mg, 100mg & 200mg chewable tablets [lamotrigine]
  • Lamitan 5mg, 25mg, 50mg, 100mg & 200mg chewable tablets [lamotrigine]
  • Levactam 1g tablets [levetiracetam]
  • Little Green Pharma LGP Pure CBD 200 Oil
  • Logem 5mg, 25mg, 50mg, 100mg & 200mg chewable tablets [lamotrigine]
  • Medcan LAK01 Dried Flower 27%
  • Medcan MER01 Dried Flower 26%
  • Metex XR 1000 extended release tablets [metformin]
  • Metex XR 500 extended release tablets [metformin]
  • Minirin Melt 120mcg & 240mcg wafers
  • MMA/PA gel
  • Motherplant ICC 22% dried flower
  • Motherplant RS11 26% dried flower
  • Motherplant SMLZ ICC 22% dried flower
  • Motherplant SMLZ MRZ 28% dried flower
  • Motherplant SMLZ PBS 25% dried flower
  • Motherplant SMLZ SPC 28% dried flower
  • Motherplant SPC 28% dried flower
  • Neoral 100mg oral solution [ciclosporin]
  • Nolvadex, Nolvadex-D 20mg tablets [tamoxifen]
  • Olamlo HCT tablets [olmesartan + amlodipine + hydrochlorothiazide]
  • Olmekar tablets [olmesartan + amlodipine]
  • OMG Jewl T10:C15 oil
  • OMG Viva C100 100mg oil
  • Ovestin Cream 0.1% vaginal cream [estriol]
  • Ovestin Ovula 0.5mg pessaries [estriol]
  • Oxytrol 3.9mg transdermal patch [oxybutynin]
  • Phytoca Cherry Skunk 27%;1% Dried flower
  • Phytoca Chapel of Love dried flower
  • Phytoca Gastro Pop dried flower
  • Predmix 5mg oral liquid [prednisolone]
  • Rapamune 1mg oral solution [sirolimus]
  • Redipred 5mg oral liquid [prednisolone]
  • Reedos 5mg, 25mg, 50mg, 100mg & 200mg chewable tablets [lamotrigine]
  • Sabril 500mg powder for oral solution [vigabatrin]
  • Sandrena 0.1% gel [estradiol]
  • Seretide Accuhaler 100/50 100mcg;50mcg/dose Powder
  • Seretide Accuhaler 250/50 250mcg;50mcg/dose Powder
  • Seretide Accuhaler 500/50 500mcg;50mcg/dose Powder
  • Sevikar HCT tablets [olmesartan + amlodipine + HCT]
  • Sevikar tablets [olmesartan + amlodipine]
  • Sherpa Smalls Abominable 25% dried flower
  • Sherpa Smalls Cheese Blitz 26% dried flower
  • Sherpa Smalls Mountain Time 20% dried flower
  • Sherpa Smalls Terrain 22% dried flower
  • Somai 10:10 Balanced Oil
  • Somai 2.5:25 CBD Oil
  • Somai 20:1 THC Oil
  • Stanley Brothers Balance 23% dried flower
  • Stanley Brothers Day 26%dried flower
  • Tegretol 20mg suspension [carbamazepine]
  • Tegretol 400mg controlled release tablets [carbamazepine]
  • Terrosa 250mcg solution for injection [teriparatide]
  • Testavan 2% w/w transdermal gel [testosterone]
  • Testogel 1% transdermal gel [testosterone]
  • The Herb Cannabis Co Modified Gas dried flower
  • The Herb Cannabis Co Pave dried flower
  • Tobi, Tobi Podhaler 28mg powder for inhalation
  • Tobi, Tobi Podhaler 300mg solution for inhalation
  • Trajentamet tablets [linagliptin + metformin]
  • Trileptal 60mg oral suspension [oxcarbazepine]
  • Valprease 200mg & 500mg tablets [valproate]
  • Velmetia tablets [sitagliptin + metformin]
  • Velphoro 2500mg chewable tablets [sucroferric oxyhydroxide]
  • Vimpat 10mg oral solution [Lacosamide]
  • Xigduo XR extended release tablets [Dapagliflozin + Metformin]
  • Zarontin 250mg syrup [Ethosuximide]
  • Zelira Therapeutics HOPE 1 oil

February 2024 Revision 1

Release date: 12 February 2024

Vaccines

Item

Notes

Key

Afluria Quad

Updated

74842

Arexvy

Added

74946

Fluarix Tetra

Updated

74842

Imojev

Updated

74842

Jynneos

Updated

74842

Other Items

Item

Notes

Key

Internal Messages: Upcoming changes to Australian Immunisation Register Reporting (Orchid SP1 or earlier product versions)

Added

74970

Medications (Added or Updated)

  • Arexvy 120mcg/0.5mL Suspension for injection

February 2024

Release date: 05 February 2024

MBS Updates

This update includes the:

  • Updated items for nicotine and smoking cessation counselling services to allow billing prior to the 1st January 2024.
  • Updated items 93660 and 93661 to remove bulk billing incentives.
  • Updates to item short descriptions for clarification and removal of COVID-19 for multiple items.

Visit the MBS online website for more information on these items.

Templates

Template name

Applies to

Notes

Key

Advara SleepCare (WA)

WA

Updated

74824

Haven Ultrasound Referral Form

QLD

Updated

74820

Referral Mental Health Assessment (Monarch Clinic)

ACT, NSW, QLD, VIC

Deleted

74808

Referral Transcranial magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

ACT, NSW, QLD, VIC

Deleted

74808

Other Items

Item

Notes

Key

Copyright year (2024)

Updated

74739

MyMedicare status (future versions)

Updated

74762

Sonic tests

Updated

74825

Prescribing - Celestone active ingredient

Updated

74688

Prescribing – Esomeprazole

Updated

74759

Prescribing - Ezovir

Updated

74759

Prescribing – Nexium

Updated

74759

Prescribing – Systane

Updated

74816

Alma Medicinal Cannabis (‘MC’) products

Updated

74876

CherryCo MC products

Updated

74830

Delta MC products

Added

74871

Entoura MC products

Updated

74827

Herb MC products

Added

74871

Little Green Pharma MC products

Updated

74830

Medcan MC products

Updated

74826

OMG MC products

Updated

74828

Quantum MC products

Added

74829

Verde MC products

Added

74876

Practice Partners

Item

Notes

Partner transition to Halo Connect

Updated

Codd Technologies

Updated

Precedence Health Care

Updated

RxTro

Updated

Application Roles

Item

Notes

Mediportal

Updated

OurDrugRep (RxTro)

Updated

RxTro (via Halo Connect)

Added

eOrdering providers

Item

Notes

Contacts updated when eOrdering providers removed

Updated

4Cyte Pathology

Updated

Carlisle Health

Updated

GXU Medical Imaging

Updated

Healius Pathology

Updated

Imaging Sippy Downs

Added

Integral Diagnostics - Sunshine Coast Radiology

Updated

Prime Radiology

Deleted

Radiant Radiology

Updated

Conditions Added

  • Child development unit referral
  • Childrens assessment team referral
  • Dermatitis neglecta
  • Developmental assessment service referral
  • Glenohumeral osteoarthritis
  • Hearing loss, mixed
  • Hyposplenism
  • Laryngeal cleft above cricoid
  • Laryngeal cleft into trachea
  • Laryngeal cleft part way through cricoid
  • Laryngeal cleft through cricoid
  • Laryngeal cleft, submucosal
  • Laryngeal cleft, type 1
  • Laryngeal cleft, type 2
  • Laryngeal cleft, type 3
  • Laryngeal cleft, type 4
  • Left renal vein entrapment syndrome
  • Nutcracker syndrome
  • Osteoarthritis of glenohumeral joint
  • Parainfluenza 4 Infection
  • Rheumatic heart disease
  • Tetanus vaccine allergy
  • Vocal cord dysfunction

Medications (Added or Updated)

  • Allo Sync Pods products
  • Amantamed 100mg capsules (Amantadine)
  • Apretude 600mg prolonged release suspension for injection (Cabotegravir)
  • Arexvy 120mcg/0.5mL Suspension for injection
  • Arizole 10mg, 15mg, 20mg & 30mg tablets (Aripiprazole)
  • Botanitech Medicinal cannabis products
  • Cannatrek UrbanLeaf mCART products
  • Chemovar Medicinal cannabis products
  • CherryCo Medicinal cannabis products
  • Cholestyramine powder for oral suspension 4g
  • Chosen Vaporiser eLiquid products
  • Codral products
  • Entoura Xetra Theraberry dried cannabis
  • Ezevyt tablets deleted
  • Ferrous + C capsules and chewable tablets
  • Fluoxetine capsules 10mg
  • Grandiosa Medicinal cannabis products
  • Kimmtrak 100mcg concentrate for intravenous infusion (Tebentafusp)
  • Little Green Pharma LGP Flower THC 27 Summer Sun (Sativa) dried flower
  • Lula Pods products
  • Medcan Medicinal cannabis products MediCabilis 100 CBD Isolate 100mg oral solution
  • OMG Medicinal cannabis products
  • Opdualag concentrate for infusion (Nivolumab + Relatlimab)
  • Pharmacy Action products
  • Quantum Medicinal cannabis products
  • Salbutamol inhalation solution 2.5mg
  • Seroflo metered dose inhaler deleted
  • Spren 100 100mg Tablet
  • Sumagraine Migraine Relief 50mg tablets (Sumatriptan)
  • Tysabri 150mg solution for SC injection (Natalizumab)
  • Varenapix composite pack (Varenicline)
  • Veev 20 mg/mL 20mg liquid for inhalation

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