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.

The way in which a patient is eligible to receive a particular benefit or entitlement.

Eligibility for benefits or entitlements typically involves satisfying a specific set of rules or criteria.