Pharmac changed the pack size descriptions of 81 products on 1 April as part of the regular Schedule Update (see Pharmac's Changes to pack size descriptions and April Schedule Update). The old Pharmacodes for these products were delisted, and the new ones with the changed description were listed on 1 April.
Claim Errors
See Claim Errors for Incorrect Pack Sizes if your pharmacy has been advised to resubmit claim items with incorrect quantities of the new Pharmacodes, or if you are concerned that this has happened.
⚠ Rx Processing
Take care when entering quantities for these items after the description changes on 1 April. For example, changes are being made on products from mL to g, and from mL to bottles or cartons (e.g. on special foods):
⚠ Ordering
Toniq's predictive order creation will use information on the old pharmacodes to create orders for the new items because of their replacement medicines. The difference in pack descriptions creates order quantities based on the old unit of measure.
Check orders to ensure that order quantities are correct,
i.e. for the correct unit of measure, before sending.
Moving Stock
The old and new pharmacodes are the same product, so the remaining stock on the delisted products should be moved to the new stock cards.
⚠ Cycles
Replacement medicines have been added to all the affected products, so the correct pharmacode will be selected during cycle processing; however,
The quantity will need to be adjusted manually on new
and repeat prescriptions to reflect the new pack size.
Cross-over Retail/Dispensary Products
See April 1st 2025 Pharmacode Changes and Link Stock Cards between Retail and Dispensary for de-linking and relinking products in both Retail and Dispensary, to ensure stock movements use the correct Pharmacodes.
Replacement Medicines
On the night of 31 March, Toniq added the new Pharmacodes as Replacement Medicines on the items being delisted, so users will be prompted to use the correct Pharmacodes.
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