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It is important for community pharmacies to be able to identify which types are valid and
allowed, and which are not.
• How to Identify prescriber codes?
The pricing authority uses this code to identify the cost center in order to recharge the
costs to the appropriate area.
• Who can prescribe what?
It is important for pharmacists to be able to identify which products each type of
prescriber is entitled to prescribe.
• What does the patient pay?
Health insurance, Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme, Social Security Scheme.
• Exemptions from the prescription charge
People who can get free prescriptions such as people age under 16 and over 60 years
old, pregnancy, cancer, permanent fistula
• Prescription charge refunds

Receiving Prescriptions
If the first visit, You have to let the patient fill out a patient profile include:
• Name
• Address
• Allergies
• Medications using
• Disease states
• Insurance information

What does the Pharmacist look at before filling?
• Have I read the prescription correctly? Is that something look-alike sound-alike (LASA)
Could I be misreading it due to poor handwriting? poor handwriting of a doctor that can
make you in trouble as well.

• Does the prescription make sense for the patient? For their age? For their medical
condition?
• Is the dose correct?

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