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