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March 2019

• Correction for Venetoclax restriction - 21 March 2019

December 2018

• Beta Release Schemas Now Available - 13 December 2018
• Deferasirox (Jadenau / Exjade) equivalence note - 6 December 2018

November 2018

• PBS Pricing of Valsartan and Valsartan + Hydrochlorothiazide in 1 December 2018 PBS Schedule - 23 November 2018

• Draft Presentation and Agenda for 14 November Software Vendor meeting - 12 November 2018

• PBS XML - missing dispensing rules - 6 November 2018

• Software Vendor Meeting – Wednesday 14 November 2018

October 2018

• Alpha Text Extract Samples - 25 October 2018

• PBS XML 2.13 Alpha 3 Schema Release now available - 17 October 2018

• Alpha 3 Schema Release now available - 16 October 2018

September 2018

• PBS XML - missing dispensing rules - 24 September 2018

• Presentation on new schema changes - 14 September 2018

• New Schema Package under development now available - 5 September 2018

August 2018

• Release 4 of the PBS Schedule for August 2018 - 20 August 2018

• PBS Schedule 1 September 2018 - issues with Authority Type changes in XML - 15 August 2018

• PBS Schedule 1 August 2018 - issues with Authority Type changes in XML - 9 August 2018

• PBS XML - missing dispensing rules - 2 August 2018

July 2018

• Access to embargo data on the PBS Developers website - 9 July 2018

June 2018

• PBS data – correction 1 July 2018 - 29 June 2018

• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme- List of Compounders IDs - 12 June 2018
• PBS XML - missing dispensing rules - 6 June 2018

May 2018

• Information about PBS Schedule data for June 2018 - 2 May 2018

April 2018

• Substitution of Somatropin brands in 1 May 2018 data - 16 April 2018
• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - 12 April 2018
• PBS XML - missing dispensing rules, back dated for at least 1 year -10 April 2018

March 2018

• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - Revised 7 March 2018
• PBS XML - missing dispensing rules, back dated for at least 1 year - 7 March 2018
• Delivery of monthly PBS Schedule data files - 6 March 2018

February 2018

• PBS XML - missing dispensing rules - 27 February 2018
• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - Revised 7 February 2018
• International Harmonisation of Ingredient Names - changes to the PBS Schedule - 1 February 2018

January 2018

• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - Revised 8 January 2018 - 9 January 2018

December 2017

• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - 8 December 2017
• International Harmonisation of Ingredient Names - 4 December 2017

November 2017

• PBS XML - missing dispensing rules - 30 November 2017
• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - Revised 21 November 2017

October 2017

• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - Revised 25 October 2017 - 26 October 2017

September 2017

• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - Revised 25 September 2017 - 26 September 2017
• XML V3 Sub-Set Files Available for UAT - 14 September 2017

August 2017

• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - Revised 25 August 2017 - 31 August 2017
• Ustekinumab for Crohn disease - advice about complex authority required (CAR) indicator - 18 August 2017
• Transitional Supply Arrangements Effective 1 September 2017 - 7 August 2017
• Advice about safety net elements changes for 1 September 2017 - 7 August 2017

July 2017

• Upgrade to XML V3 - 28 July 2017
• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - Revised 25 July 2017 - 27 July 2017
• Advice about a-flag data 1 August 2017 - 18 July 2017

June 2017

• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - Revised 23 June 2017 - 27 June 2017
• New Test Data Available - 8 June 2017
• Transitional arrangements for General Schedule deletions and replacements - 1 June 2017 PBS Schedule - 6 June 2017

May 2017

• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - Revised 25 May 2017 - 30 May 2017
• New Test Data available - 24 May 2017
• Transitional arrangements for Highly Specialised Drugs Community Access deletions and replacements - 1 May 2017 PBS Schedule - 23 May 2017
• Production Candidate 1 Release of Version 3.0 of the PBS XML Schema package is now available - 16 May 2017
• Final Agenda and Presentation Available for May 11th Software Vendors Meeting - 8 May 2017
• May 11th Software Vendors Meeting to be held at the Rydges Sydney Airport - 2 May 2017

April 2017

• UAT form for test feedback - 28 April 2017
• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - Revised 21 April 2017 - 28 April 2017
• Software Vendors Meeting scheduled for 11 May 2017 - 12 April 2017
• Version 3 PBS XML Test Data - May 2017 - 12 April 2017

March 2017

• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - Revised 24 March 2017 - 27 March 2017
• Corrections to PBS Schedule effective 1 April 2017 - 24 March 2017
• Implementation of PBS XML v3 - 17 March 2017
• Test Documents Available for Version 3.0 PBS XML (April 2017) - 14 March 2017
• Test Documents Available for Version 3.0 PBS XML - 7 March 2017

February 2017

• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - Revised 28 February 2017
• March 2017 PBS Schedule - 15 February 2017

January 2017

• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - Revised 25 January 2017 - 27 January 2017

December 2016

• Pre-Production Release 5 of Version 3.0 of the PBS XML Schema package is now available - 15 December 2016
• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - Revised 13 December 2016 - 15 December 2016
• Correction to the description of an item on the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule – 1 January 2017 - 15 December 2016

November 2016

• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme - List of Compounder IDs - Revised 24 November 2016 - 28 November 2016
• Software Vendor Meeting presentation slides - 1 November 2016

October 2016

• Pre-Production Release 4 of Version 3.0 of the PBS XML Schema Package is now available - 27 October 2016
• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme – List of Compounder IDs - revised 26 October 2016 - 27 October 2016
• Update - Software Vendor Meeting, 13 October 2016 - 11 October 2016

September 2016

• Software Vendor Meeting, 13 October 2016 - 30 September 2016
• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme – List of Compounder IDs - revised 29 September 2016
• Pre-Production Release 3 of Version 3.0 of the PBS XML Schema Package is now available - 5 September 2016

August 2016

• Chemotherapy Compounding Payment Scheme – List of Compounder IDs - 19 August 2016
• Test documents available for version 3 PBS XML - 4 August 2016

July 2016

• Pre-Production Release 2 of Version 3.0 of the PBS XML Schema package is now available - 28 July 2016

May 2016

• PBS Software Developers website redesign - 25 May 2016
• Release 2 of the Palliative Care Changes from 1 June 2016

April 2016

• Palliative Care Changes from 1 June 2016 - 21 April 2016

February 2016

• Pre-Production Release 1 of Version 3.0 of the PBS XML Schema package is now available - 26 February 2016
• Beta Release 5 of Version 3.0 of the PBS XML Schema package is now available - 4 February 2016

January 2016

• Software Vendors Meeting - 24 February 2016 - 18 January 2016

 

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