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Release of information in Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) 012-60100000

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Release of information

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) - Authority approvals

Release of information quick reference

Yes indicates information that can be released
No indicates information that cannot be released

See Step 3 in Table 1 on the Process page for when the below information can be released.

Information	Pharmacist or approved supplier staff	Prescriber – Medical practitioner who wrote prescription (treating prescriber)	Medical practitioner who did not write prescription or a prescriber's nursing or administrative staff	Patient (anyone with implied consent from patient)
Status of authority (approved or rejected)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Authority approval number	Yes	Yes	No	No
Date prescription approved by Medicare	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Medicine description form and strength (matching)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
PBS item code	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Quantity and number of repeats	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Prescriber number	Yes Note: if the PBS prescription was written by a dentist, optometrist, midwife or nurse practitioner, Services Australia cannot release the prescriber number to the pharmacy.	Yes	No	No
Authority ID (Authority prescription number)	Yes	Yes	No	No
Hospital provider number	No	No	No	No
Dispensing history of scripts	No	Yes	No Note: non-specific information may be given and/or confirmed	No