Missing PBS Prescription Data for Morphine from July 2019-May 2021
Dear Department of Health,
In reviewing PBS and RPBS Section 85 Date of Supply Data for specific medicines, I noticed that PBS data for medicines with PBS Codes 12499W, 12548K and 12503C were missing completely in the period from July 2019 to May 2021.
Could data for those medicines please be made available for review?
Kind regards,
Andrew
Good morning Andrew,
Acknowledgement of receipt of Freedom of Information request
I refer to your request received by the Department of Health and Aged Care
(the department) for access to documents under the Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (FOI Act). You have requested access to:
In reviewing PBS and RPBS Section 85 Date of Supply Data for specific
medicines, I noticed that PBS data for medicines with PBS Codes 12499W,
12548K and 12503C were missing completely in the period from July 2019 to
May 2021.
Could data for those medicines please be made available for review?
The reference number for your request is FOI 25-0184 LD. Please ensure
that you quote this number in future correspondence with us concerning
this request.
Timeframes
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Grace (she/her)
FOI Case Officer – Freedom of Information Section
Legal Advice and Legislation
Legal Division | Corporate Operations Group
Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care
T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [3][email address]
PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional owners
of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to
elders both past and present
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From: Andrew <[FOI #12668 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 29 December 2024 2:07 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: TRIM: Freedom of Information request - Missing PBS Prescription
Data for Morphine from July 2019-May 2021
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Dear Department of Health,
In reviewing PBS and RPBS Section 85 Date of Supply Data for specific
medicines, I noticed that PBS data for medicines with PBS Codes 12499W,
12548K and 12503C were missing completely in the period from July 2019 to
May 2021.
Could data for those medicines please be made available for review?
Kind regards,
Andrew
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Dear FOI,
Thank you for your email.
I will agree to exclude information regarding any public service employee names below Senior Executive Service level and direct telephone numbers of all staff will be excluded from the scope of my request under s22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act.
But, could I please update my request. I've been searching the same datasets from the PBS Statistics page trying to locate these missing data and there are more missing than first thought. They are mostly all on the Palliative Care Schedule and are the following:
* "Morphine
50 mg/5 mL injection,
5 x 5 mL ampoules (Palliative Care Schedule)
12470H"
* "Morphine
10 mg/mL oral liquid,
200 mL
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12472K"
* "Morphine
15 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12476P"
* "Morphine
100 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12483B
"
* "Morphine
50 mg modified release capsule, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12489H"
* "Morphine
30 mg modified release capsule, 14
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12490J"
* "Morphine sulfate injection
10 mg/mL injection, 5 x 1 mL ampoules:
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12499W"
* "Morphine
30 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12500X"
* "Morphine
10 mg modified release capsule, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12501Y"
* "Morphine
10 mg/mL injection,
5 x 1 mL ampoules
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12502B"
* "Morphine
30 mg/mL injection,
5 x 1 mL ampoules
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12503C"
* "Morphine
60 mg modified release capsule, 14
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12487F"
* "Morphine
5 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12492L"
* "Morphine
120 mg modified release capsule, 14
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12512M"
* "Morphine
90 mg modified release capsule, 14
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12514P"
* "Morphine
100 mg modified release capsule, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12529K"
* "Morphine
100 mg/5 mL injection, 5 x 5 mL ampoules
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12537Y"
* "Morphine
20 mg modified release capsule, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12539Y"
* "Morphine
60 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12544Y"
* "Morphine
60 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12544Y"
* "Morphine sulfate injection
15 mg/mL injection, 5 x 1 mL ampoules:
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12548K"
* "Morphine
5 mg/mL oral liquid, 200 mL
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12549L"
The above include those that I originally requested information to in my original FOI and the new ones which also do not have any prescriptions data in the published statistics at this page:
https://www.pbs.gov.au/info/statistics/d...
I've also checked archived versions of that page to find previous information and have accessed the July 2019 to September 2023 spreadsheet.
For the above, there are no data from the period July 2019-May 2021.
Could I please add all of the above to my FOI request.
Kind regards,
Andrew
Dear Andrew,
Thank you for agreeing to the exclusions under s22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI
Act.
We confirm that we have accepted your revised scope to be
In reviewing PBS and RPBS Section 85 Date of Supply Data for specific
medicines, I noticed that PBS data for medicines with PBS Codes 12499W,
12548K and 12503C were missing completely in the period from July 2019 to
May 2021.
Could data for those medicines please be made available for review?
I've been searching the same datasets from the PBS Statistics page trying
to locate these missing data and there are more missing than first
thought. They are mostly all on the Palliative Care Schedule and are the
following:
o "Morphine
50 mg/5 mL injection,
5 x 5 mL ampoules (Palliative Care Schedule) 12470H"
o "Morphine
10 mg/mL oral liquid,
200 mL
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12472K"
o "Morphine
15 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12476P"
o "Morphine
100 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12483B"
o "Morphine
50 mg modified release capsule, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12489H"
o “Morphine
30 mg modified release capsule, 14
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12490J"
o “Morphine sulfate injection
10 mg/mL injection, 5 x 1 mL ampoules:
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12499W"
o "Morphine
30 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12500X"
o “Morphine
10 mg modified release capsule, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12501Y"
o "Morphine
10 mg/mL injection,
5 x 1 mL ampoules
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12502B"
o "Morphine
30 mg/mL injection,
5 x 1 mL ampoules
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12503C"
o "Morphine
60 mg modified release capsule, 14
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12487F"
o "Morphine
5 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12492L"
o "Morphine
120 mg modified release capsule, 14
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12512M"
o "Morphine
90 mg modified release capsule, 14
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12514P"
o "Morphine
100 mg modified release capsule, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12529K"
o "Morphine
100 mg/5 mL injection, 5 x 5 mL ampoules (Palliative Care Schedule)
12537Y"
o "Morphine
20 mg modified release capsule, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12539Y"
o "Morphine
60 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12544Y"
o "Morphine
60 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12544Y"
o "Morphine sulfate injection
15 mg/mL injection, 5 x 1 mL ampoules:
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12548K"
o "Morphine
5 mg/mL oral liquid, 200 mL
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12549L"
The above include those that I originally requested information to in my
original FOI and the new ones which also do not have any prescriptions
data in the published statistics at this page:
[1]https://www.pbs.gov.au/info/statistics/d...
I've also checked archived versions of that page to find previous
information and have accessed the July 2019 to September 2023 spreadsheet.
For the above, there are no data from the period July 2019-May 2021.
Kind Regards,
FOI Case Officer – Freedom of Information Section
Legal Advice and Legislation
Legal Division | Corporate Operations Group
Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care
T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [2][email address]
PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional owners
of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to
elders both past and present
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew <[FOI #12668 email]>
Sent: Friday, 3 January 2025 1:10 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: TRIM: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Missing
PBS Prescription Data for Morphine from July 2019-May 2021
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Dear FOI,
Thank you for your email.
I will agree to exclude information regarding any public service employee
names below Senior Executive Service level and direct telephone numbers of
all staff will be excluded from the scope of my request under
s22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act.
But, could I please update my request. I've been searching the same
datasets from the PBS Statistics page trying to locate these missing data
and there are more missing than first thought. They are mostly all on the
Palliative Care Schedule and are the following:
* "Morphine
50 mg/5 mL injection,
5 x 5 mL ampoules (Palliative Care Schedule) 12470H"
* "Morphine
10 mg/mL oral liquid,
200 mL
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12472K"
* "Morphine
15 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12476P"
* "Morphine
100 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12483B
"
* "Morphine
50 mg modified release capsule, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12489H"
* "Morphine
30 mg modified release capsule, 14
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12490J"
* "Morphine sulfate injection
10 mg/mL injection, 5 x 1 mL ampoules:
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12499W"
* "Morphine
30 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12500X"
* "Morphine
10 mg modified release capsule, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12501Y"
* "Morphine
10 mg/mL injection,
5 x 1 mL ampoules
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12502B"
* "Morphine
30 mg/mL injection,
5 x 1 mL ampoules
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12503C"
* "Morphine
60 mg modified release capsule, 14
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12487F"
* "Morphine
5 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12492L"
* "Morphine
120 mg modified release capsule, 14
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12512M"
* "Morphine
90 mg modified release capsule, 14
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12514P"
* "Morphine
100 mg modified release capsule, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12529K"
* "Morphine
100 mg/5 mL injection, 5 x 5 mL ampoules (Palliative Care Schedule)
12537Y"
* "Morphine
20 mg modified release capsule, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12539Y"
* "Morphine
60 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12544Y"
* "Morphine
60 mg modified release tablet, 28
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12544Y"
* "Morphine sulfate injection
15 mg/mL injection, 5 x 1 mL ampoules:
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12548K"
* "Morphine
5 mg/mL oral liquid, 200 mL
(Palliative Care Schedule)
12549L"
The above include those that I originally requested information to in my
original FOI and the new ones which also do not have any prescriptions
data in the published statistics at this page:
[3]https://www.pbs.gov.au/info/statistics/d...
I've also checked archived versions of that page to find previous
information and have accessed the July 2019 to September 2023 spreadsheet.
For the above, there are no data from the period July 2019-May 2021.
Could I please add all of the above to my FOI request.
Kind regards,
Andrew
-----Original Message-----
Good morning Andrew,
Acknowledgement of receipt of Freedom of Information request
I refer to your request received by the Department of Health and Aged
Care (the department) for access to documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). You have requested access to:
In reviewing PBS and RPBS Section 85 Date of Supply Data for specific
medicines, I noticed that PBS data for medicines with PBS Codes 12499W,
12548K and 12503C were missing completely in the period from July 2019 to
May 2021.
Could data for those medicines please be made available for review?
The reference number for your request is FOI 25-0184 LD. Please ensure
that you quote this number in future correspondence with us concerning
this request.
Timeframes
Your request was received on 29 December 2024. The statutory timeframe
for processing your request is 30 calendar days and you should expect to
be notified of a decision from the department on or before 28 January
2025.
The period of 30 days may be extended if the department needs to consult
third parties or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
Request to exclude irrelevant information from your request
To assist with processing your request, can you also please advise by COB
07 January 2025, if you agree that information regarding any public
service employee names below Senior Executive Service level and direct
telephone numbers of all staff will be excluded from the scope of your
request under s22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act.
Other Information
The department may impose a charge for the work involved in providing
access to the documents. If this request attracts a charge, you will be
notified in writing.
Unless you advise otherwise any draft and duplicate documents will be
excluded from the scope of your request.
Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our disclosure
log [1][4]www.health.gov.au/resources/foi-disclosure-log, subject to
certain exceptions. (For example, personal information will not be
published where this would be unreasonable.)
You can contact the FOI team via email at [2][email address] or by phone
on 02 6289 1666, should you have any questions.
Kind Regards,
Grace (she/her)
FOI Case Officer – Freedom of Information Section
Legal Advice and Legislation
Legal Division | Corporate Operations Group
Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care
T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [3][email address]
PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
The Department of Health and Aged Care acknowledges the traditional
owners of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection
to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their
cultures, and to elders both past and present
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