Home Delivery

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic many businesses are opting to establish home delivery services.

There are a number of delivery options available to community pharmacies including the Home Medicines Services detailed below.

Home Medicines Service

The Home Medicines Service is a temporary program, which aims to support and protect the most vulnerable members of our community from potential exposure to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by providing a fee per delivery payable to Australian pharmacies for the home delivery of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) medications thereby removing the need for a patient to visit a Pharmacy.

The temporary COVID-19 Home Medicines Service will be extended until the 30^th June 2022.

From the 1^st February, there will be a refined patient eligibility.

The new criteria is patients who are;

• Directed to quarantine or isolate under public health orders, because they are either:
  • COVID-positive; or
  • A close contact of a COVID-positive patient; or
  • Receiving COVID treatment; or
• Immunocompromised

You can read the statement here.