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Mainframe Authority approval processing for Pharmaceutical Advisers (PA) 012-63020000




State and territory code list in Mainframe

Table 1: this table contains a list of the state and territory codes to use when searching for an approved prescriber in Mainframe.

Code

State or Territory

A

Australian Capital Territory

N

New South Wales

Z

Northern Territory

Q

Queensland

S

South Australia

T

Tasmania

V

Victoria

W

Western Australia

*

Australia wide


Mainframe HSD approval number prefixes

Table 2: this table lists the Highly Specialised Drugs (HSD) approval number prefixes that show in Mainframe, and their pharmacy dispensing restrictions.
Note: these HSD prefixes on phone approved HSD prescriptions will help pharmacists to determine if their type of pharmacy is eligible to dispense and claim the HSD prescription.

See Highly Specialised Drugs (HSD) in public hospitals.

Prefix

Description

Eligible Pharmacy Type

CAR

Complex Authority required HSD

(private and public hospital)

  • Community
  • Public hospital - public hospital item only
  • Private hospital - private hospital item only

HSD

HSD Community Access items

  • Community
  • Public hospital
  • Private Hospital
  • Approved medical practitioners (dispensing doctors)

PTE

Private hospital

  • Private hospital
  • Community

PUB

Public hospital

  • Public hospital

TRZ

Trastuzumab

  • Community
  • Public hospital
  • Private hospital

Services Australia website

Prescribing > PBS prescriptions

External websites

Department of Health, Disability and Ageing > What we're doing about medicines

Contact details

Medicare and Aged Care - Local Peer Support (LPS)

VAPAC Authority approvals - RPBS Schedule

General Authorities PA or Complex Drugs PA call back form