From: Service provision in the wake of a new funding model for community pharmacy
Services | Description | Pharmacists fee for service pre CPSA (2010) | Pharmacists fee for service with CPSA (2015) |
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Core Services | Dispensing pharmaceuticals | $5.30 + mark-up (ranges from 4 to 5%) | $4.38 per initial item, $3 per repeat, multiplied by Relative Value Unit + 1 handling fee |
Long term conditions (LTC) service | Medicines management service | – | as of 2015, $20 monthly fee per patient + above dispensing fees |
Specific Services | e.g. methadone dispensing, aseptic Dispensing | 2010 rates varied e.g. $5.30 (special foods)- $15.90 (aseptic services) | 2015 rates vary e.g. $5.30 (for special foods)- $26.50 (for aseptic services) |
DHB funded services (District Health Boards; responsible for the providing or funding the provision of health services in their district) | e.g. Medicine use reviews | Access to funding varies between DHBs | No CPSA funding. Access to funding varies between DHBs |
Patient-funded services | e.g. emergency contraceptive pill | Patient pays full cost of consult and medicines | No CPSA funding. Patient pays full cost of consult and medicines |