Draft Regulations: Dispensing fee for pharmacists
The four-page draft regulations propose that pharmacists calculate their dispensing fees in the following ways:
- where the single exit price of a medicine or scheduled substance is less than R85.70, the dispensing fee shall not exceed R6.95 plus 46 percent of the single exit price in respect of that medicine or scheduled substance;
- where the single exit price of a medicine or scheduled substance is greater than or equal to R85.70 but less than R228.53, the dispensing fee shall not exceed R18.55 plus 33 percent of the single exit price in respect of that medicine or scheduled substance;
- where the single exit price of a medicine or scheduled substance is greater than or equal to R228.53 but less than R799.85, the dispensing fee shall not exceed R59 plus 15 percent of the single exit price in respect of that medicine or scheduled substance; and
- where the single exit price of a medicine or scheduled substance is greater than or equal to R799.85, the dispensing fee shall not exceed R140.00 plus 5 percent of the single exit price in respect of that medicine or scheduled substance.
Interested persons are requested to submit comments on the proposed regulations by 15 September to: Director-General:Health Attn: Director: Pharmaceutical Economic Evaluations Room S2610, South Tower, Civitas Building, Corner Andries and Bloed Strets, Pretoria Download the regulations: Draft Regulations Relating to a Transparent Pricing System for Medicines and Scheduled Substances
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Draft Regulations: Dispensing fee for pharmacists
by healthe, Health-e News
July 31, 2014