PBS Safety Net information 2013

How Do I know if I reach the PBS Safety Net?

If you and your family always go to the SAME pharmacy, the pharmacy will keep the record of the medicines that you take. The pharmacist will let you know when you reach the PBS Safety Net.

If you and your family go to DIFFERENT pharmacies, you and your family will need to keep a record of your PBS medicines on a Prescription Record From yourself.

A Prescription Record From can be obtained from the pharmacist. Each time you get a PBS medicine, give the form to your pharmacist so it can be recorded.

PBS Safety Net information 2013

What is the PBS Safety Net?

If you or your family need a lot of medicines in a year, the PBS Safety Net helps you even more with the cost of medicines.

If you or your family reach a PBS Safety Net threshold, you can apply for a PBS Safety Net card. With this card your PBS medicine is less expensive or free, for the rest of the calendar year.

If you are a General patient, once you reach the PBS Safety Net, you will be paying $5.90 for each of your PBS medicines (Brand Premium excluded)

If you are a Concession Card-holder, once you reach the PBS Safety Net, your PBS Medicines will be Free. (Brand premium excluded)

PBS Safety Net threshold for 2013

The PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme) Safety Net threshold for this calendar year (2013)

General Patient: $1390.60

Concession Cardholders : $354.00 (60 scripts)

What does this mean to you ?


Keep up to date with us, more information will be posted soon.

Easter Opening hours

Happy Friday !!!
Counting down 1 week until the Easter break~!!! hooray~
Are you doing anything this Easter??

Prout's Pharmacy will be closed during the Easter break!

Our opening hours are

Thurs 28/03/13 8AM-6PM

Fri     29/03/13 CLOSED
Sat    30/03/13 CLOSED
Sun    31/03/13 CLOSED
Mon  01/04/13 CLOSED
Tues 02/04/13 8AM-6PM

If you need anything, come and visit us before the Easter break !!

If you are going away don't forget to visit us to top up your sunscreen, insect repellent and sanitiser supplies !! 

Enjoy Easter!! Happy holiday!!

NDSS

Someone asked me today what is NDSS

- NDSS stands for National Diabetes Services Scheme
- It is an initiative of the Australian Government administered by Diabetes Australia
- It delivers diabetes-related products ( such as blood glucose testing strips) at subsidised prices
- It also provides information and support services to people with diabetes.

Who can register?
- all Australians diagnosed with diabetes (include type I and type II diabetes and also women with gestational diabetes)

More information please ask our pharmacists or check http://www.ndss.com.au/

NDSS at Prout's Pharmacy

Hello Monday!! Hello Sunshine !!

A reminder to all our lovely customers and community-
Prout's Pharmacy is a NDSS sub-agent!

What does this mean?

It means that if you are a member of NDSS, you can obtain your glucose test strips from us at a subsidised price.

We have in stock a variety of glucose test strips and our friendly staff will be more than happy to answer any questions that you have about them.
Any enquiries regard glucose monitors, test strips and even just diabetes in general will be taken care by our friendly pharmacists.

So don't forget to pay us a visit next time you are around the area and share the news to those that are in need.

SALE TIME~

Happy Friday!!
Prout's Pharmacy now have SALE on a range of our Complimentary Medicines.

You can Save up to 40%!!

** Selected items only, while stocks last **