Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) item code NN[NNN]A
Value Domain Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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Synonymous names: | PBS item code |
METEOR identifier: | 600257 |
Registration status: | Commonwealth Department of Health, Retired 19/10/2023 |
Definition: | The code set representing the medicinal and therapeutic products included in the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits. The code set also includes the items listed in the separate Repatriation Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits (RPBS), which are structured in the same way. |
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Code | |
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Data type: | String | |
Format: | NN[NNN]A | |
Maximum character length: | 6 |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Department of Health |
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Reference documents: | Department of Health 2015. Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits. Department of Health, Canberra. Viewed 18 September 2015, http://www.pbs.gov.au/browse/publications Department of Health 2015. Repatriation Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits. Department of Health, Canberra. Viewed 22 October 2015, http://www.pbs.gov.au/browse/rpbs |
Relational attributes | |
Data elements implementing this value domain: |
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Classification scheme attributes | |
Classification scheme: | Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits |
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Synonymous names: | |
METEOR identifier: | 600767 |
Definition: | A list of the medicinal and therapeutic products available under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), along with explanations of the uses for which they can be subsidised. The Schedule also lists the 2-character codes of the various drug manufacturers whose products are included in the PBS. |
Registration status: | Commonwealth Department of Health, Retired 19/10/2023 |
Context: | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). |
Classification structure: | PBS item codes have no logical or hierarchical structure as such, i.e. they are allocated sequentially, with new items allocated the next available numeric code. The alphabetic final character of the item code is a check digit. Manufacturers' codes consist of two alphabetic characters and generally (but not always) bear some resemblance to letters within the registered legal name of the manufacturer. |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) schedule is updated monthly, either as a result of medicinal products being added to or removed from the schedule, or changes to the fees, patient contributions or safety net thresholds associated with medicinal products in the schedule. A new version of the schedule is released on the first calendar day of each month. The latest version of the PBS schedule is available via the PBS website (see the 'Reference documents' section below). Previous versions of the PBS schedule and summary documentation outlining the changes from one version of the schedule to the next are also available from the PBS website. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Department of Health |
Origin: | Department of Health 2015. Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits. Department of Health, Canberra. Viewed 18 September 2015, http://www.pbs.gov.au/browse/publications |