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Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—PBS benefit amount

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element Concept
METEOR identifier:Help on this term601907
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Commonwealth Department of Health, Standard 17/12/2015
Definition:Help on this termFor a given Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription, the amount of the Commonwealth government contribution towards the cost of prescription medicinal products supplied via the PBS.

Object Class attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Object class:Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription
Definition:Help on this term

An order for a medication, therapy or therapeutic device given by a properly authorised person, which ultimately goes to a person properly authorised to dispense, supply or perform the order (in most situations, a pharmacist).

The prescribed medication, therapy or therapeutic device must be listed in the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits.

Context:Help on this termPharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
Specialisation of:Help on this termService/care event

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termDepartment of Health

Property attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Property:Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) benefit amount
Definition:Help on this termThe amount of the Commonwealth government contribution towards the cost of prescription medicinal products supplied via the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
Property group:Help on this termFinancial characteristics

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termDepartment of Health

Data element concept attributes

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termDepartment of Health

Relational attributes

Data Elements implementing this Data Element Concept:Help on this term
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—PBS benefit amount, total Australian currency N[NNNNN].NN
  • Commonwealth Department of Health, Standard 17/12/2015
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