Is Steve a registered pharmacist?

No. Steve is an AI receptionist. He answers calls, captures enquiries, books appointments, and routes anything clinical to your pharmacist on duty. He never provides clinical or medication advice.

Can Steve dispense or confirm stock?

No. Steve takes the enquiry and routes it to your dispensary. Your team confirms stock and dispenses scripts. Steve never tells a caller a specific medication is in stock — he routes the question to the dispensary inbox for a callback or SMS confirmation.

Is patient data stored in Australia?

Yes. Aussie AI Agency is 100% Australian built and hosted on AWS Sydney for Australian data sovereignty. TLS 1.3 in transit, AES-256 at rest, Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) compliant, aligned with the 13 Australian Privacy Principles and the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) Scheme, ISO 27001 framework-aligned (formal certification on roadmap).

How does Steve handle Schedule 8 medication enquiries?

He doesn't discuss them by name or detail. Any enquiry that touches Schedule 8 is escalated immediately to the pharmacist on duty, with a flagged callback if the pharmacist is unavailable. Schedule 4 medications get the same treatment — Steve routes; he never counsels.

Can Steve book MedsChecks and Home Medicines Reviews?

Yes. Steve books directly into your calendar (Google Calendar, HotDoc, or your PMS) with full context — patient name, DOB, medication list where the patient is willing to provide it, and any preparation notes for the pharmacist on duty.

Can Steve take repeat script requests?

Yes. Patient name, DOB, contact, medication name, and dispensary location captured and dispatched to the dispensary inbox via structured email and SMS within five seconds. The patient gets an auto-SMS confirmation with the expected ready time.

What happens after hours?

Steve takes the enquiry, sends a structured email and SMS to your nominated after-hours contact, and tells the patient when they can expect a callback. Urgent or clinical flags route to your on-call pharmacist per your script.

Does Steve integrate with HotDoc?

Yes, on Complete and Enterprise plans. MedsCheck, HMR and vaccination bookings land in HotDoc with full patient context. MedAdvisor integration is available where supported.

Can Steve handle multi-site pharmacy groups?

Yes. Multi-site routing is included on the Enterprise plan. Calls route per-store based on the caller's location or chosen store, with consolidated head-office reporting across the banner group or independent chain.

24 business hours from your discovery call. Most pharmacies are live within three working days of signing up. Complex multi-site or direct PMS API integrations may extend setup; we'll quote upfront.

How much does Steve cost?

Essential $297/month, Complete $497/month, Enterprise $990/month. 14-day free trial, no money-back guarantee — you test before you commit.

Month-to-month on Essential and Complete. Enterprise is typically a 12-month engagement to reflect the deeper PMS integration and dedicated account management.

Does Steve do outbound calls?

Outbound campaigns — recall reminders, MedsCheck follow-ups, vaccination reminders — are available on the Enterprise plan. Outbound is always via your nominated number, never spoofed.

Can Steve speak languages other than English?

Multi-language receptionist is available on Complete and Enterprise plans. Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic, Vietnamese, and Greek are most commonly requested by Australian community pharmacies — additional languages on request.

Who do I talk to if I want to trial Steve?

Niel Bennet, founder — 03 4328 3434 or info@aussieaiagency.com.au. 15-minute discovery call, then 24-business-hour setup to live.

Is Steve a registered pharmacist?

No. Steve is an AI receptionist. He answers calls, captures enquiries, books appointments, and routes anything clinical to your pharmacist on duty. He never provides clinical or medication advice — by design.

Can Steve dispense or confirm stock?

No. Steve takes the enquiry and routes it to your dispensary. Your team confirms stock and dispenses scripts. Steve never tells a caller a specific medication is in stock — he routes the question to the dispensary inbox for a callback or SMS confirmation.

Is patient data stored in Australia?

Yes. Aussie AI Agency is 100% Australian built and hosted on AWS Sydney for Australian data sovereignty. TLS 1.3 in transit, AES-256 at rest, Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) compliant, aligned with the 13 Australian Privacy Principles and the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) Scheme. ISO 27001 framework-aligned (formal certification on roadmap).

How does Steve handle Schedule 8 medication enquiries?

He doesn't discuss them by name or detail. Any enquiry that touches Schedule 8 is escalated immediately to the pharmacist on duty, with a flagged callback if the pharmacist is unavailable. Schedule 4 medications get the same treatment — Steve routes; he never counsels.

Can Steve book MedsChecks and Home Medicines Reviews?

Yes. Steve books directly into your calendar (Google Calendar, HotDoc, or your PMS) with full context — patient name, DOB, medication list where the patient is willing to provide it, and preparation notes for the pharmacist on duty.

Can Steve take repeat script requests?

Yes. Patient name, DOB, contact, medication name, and dispensary location captured and dispatched to the dispensary inbox via structured email and SMS within five seconds. The patient gets an auto-SMS confirmation with the expected ready time.

What happens after hours?

Steve takes the enquiry, sends a structured email and SMS to your nominated after-hours contact, and tells the patient when they can expect a callback. Urgent or clinical flags route to your on-call pharmacist per your script.

Does Steve integrate with HotDoc?

Yes, on Complete and Enterprise plans. MedsCheck, HMR and vaccination bookings land in HotDoc with full patient context. MedAdvisor integration is available where supported.

Can Steve handle multi-site pharmacy groups?

Yes. Multi-site routing is included on the Enterprise plan. Calls route per-store based on the caller's location or chosen store, with consolidated head-office reporting across the banner group or independent chain.

24 business hours from your discovery call. Most pharmacies are live within three working days of signing up. Complex multi-site or direct PMS API integrations may extend setup; we'll quote upfront.

How much does Steve cost?

Essential $297/month, Complete $497/month, Enterprise $990/month. 14-day free trial. No money-back guarantee — you test before you commit.

Month-to-month on Essential and Complete. Enterprise is typically a 12-month engagement to reflect the deeper PMS integration and dedicated account management.

Does Steve do outbound calls?

Outbound campaigns — recall reminders, MedsCheck follow-ups, vaccination reminders — are available on the Enterprise plan. Outbound is always via your nominated number, never spoofed.

Can Steve speak languages other than English?

Multi-language receptionist is available on Complete and Enterprise plans. Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic, Vietnamese, and Greek are most commonly requested by Australian community pharmacies — additional languages on request.

Who do I talk to if I want to trial Steve?

Niel Bennet, founder — 03 4328 3434 or info@aussieaiagency.com.au. 15-minute discovery call, then 24-business-hour setup to live.

Niel Bennet· Founder, Aussie AI Agency

Updated May 2026Reviewed by Niel Bennet, Founder, Aussie AI Agency. Pharmacy framing sourced from the Pharmacy Board of Australia, AHPRA, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), the TGA, the Department of Health and Aged Care, the PBS, the OAIC, and the Australian Digital Health Agency.

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Quick Answer

Can an AI receptionist work for an Australian community pharmacy? Yes. Steve answers every call 24/7, handles script-ready enquiries, books MedsChecks and Home Medicines Reviews, takes repeat prescription requests, triages vaccination bookings, and routes urgent clinical questions to your pharmacist on duty. Built specifically for Australian pharmacies — he never gives clinical or dispensing advice, never confirms whether a Schedule 4 or Schedule 8 medication is in stock by phone, and always escalates anything that needs a registered pharmacist.

From $297/month. Australian-hosted. Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) compliant, hosted on AWS Sydney for Australian data sovereignty, TLS 1.3 in transit, AES-256 at rest, NDB Scheme aligned, ISO 27001 framework-aligned (certification on roadmap). Aligned with the Pharmacy Board of Australia's Guidelines on practice-specific issues and the Pharmacy Practitioner Code of Conduct. 14-day free trial, no money-back guarantee, 24-business-hour setup from your discovery call.

Why Australian pharmacies structurally lose dispense revenue to voicemail

Priya runs a three-pharmacist community pharmacy in Glen Waverley, Melbourne. Average dispensary volume sits around 280 scripts a day, plus a steady stream of MedsCheck, vaccination, and webster-pack work. The phone never stops.

On a Monday morning audit, Priya counted the damage. Between 8:45am and 11:30am, the front-counter phone rang 47 times. Twenty-eight calls were answered. The remaining 19 went to voicemail, and only four of those callers called back. Each lost call was, on average, a $42 dispensing margin opportunity. Across a six-day trading week, Priya was leaking roughly $4,800 in missed dispense revenue — before counting the MedsCheck and vaccination bookings she never saw.

She brought Steve in on a Tuesday. By Thursday afternoon, the phone was being answered on every ring. Script-ready enquiries got a direct yes/no with a pickup window. Repeat requests went straight into the dispensary queue via structured email and SMS to the on-duty pharmacist within five seconds. Vaccination bookings landed in the calendar with verified Medicare eligibility prompts. MedsChecks landed in HotDoc with the patient's medication list attached where they were willing to share it. Anything clinical — interactions, side effects, “is this safe with my other tablets” — got live-transferred to the pharmacist on duty within seconds.

In month one, Priya recovered an estimated $4,200 in dispense revenue and added 34 MedsChecks to the book. Her staff stopped apologising for the phone and started talking to the people standing in front of them.

Priya's Glen Waverley story is an illustrative composite based on common patterns we see with Australian community pharmacies. No individual pharmacy is depicted. Real named AAA customers with permission to publish include Line Marking Australia and Dinar Exchange. Steve does not provide clinical, dispensing, or medication advice under any circumstance — he qualifies and books only.

See Steve handle three pharmacy calls back-to-back

A 90-second walkthrough of Steve answering three pharmacy call types — a repeat script request from a regular patient, a MedsCheck booking enquiry, and a clinical question that live-transfers to the pharmacist on duty. Full transcript summary below.

Read transcript summary — three pharmacy calls

Call 1 — Repeat script request (regular patient): Steve confirms identity (patient name + DOB + contact), captures the medication name and the dispensary location, and within five seconds dispatches a structured email to the dispensary inbox and an SMS to the pharmacist on duty's mobile. Patient receives an auto-SMS confirmation with the expected ready time.

Call 2 — MedsCheck booking enquiry: Steve qualifies basic eligibility (existing patient, taking five-plus regular medications), books directly into HotDoc with patient name, DOB, contact, and any medication-list notes the patient is willing to share, and flags any preparation notes for the pharmacist. SMS confirmation to the patient.

Call 3 — Clinical question (live-transfer): Patient asks “is this safe with my blood pressure tablets?” Steve immediately responds with: “That's something the pharmacist on duty needs to answer directly — let me put you through to them now, or I can take a priority message if they're mid-consult.” Live-transfer within seconds. Steve never attempts to answer.

Every call ends with a structured email to the dispensary inbox, SMS to the pharmacist on duty where relevant, and (for bookings) a calendar entry with full context. All call data hosted in Australia.

The 5-second pharmacy workflow

Phone rings. Steve answers on ring one, identifies as your pharmacy's reception in a natural Australian voice, asks how he can help.
Intent captured. Script ready? Repeat request? MedsCheck booking? HMR? Vaccination? Webster pack? Clinical question? Steve identifies the call type in the first 10-15 seconds.
Verification. Steve confirms patient name, date of birth, and contact number against your dispensary records or HotDoc integration.
Email + SMS dispatched. Within five seconds of call-end, a structured email lands in the dispensary inbox AND an SMS lands on the pharmacist-on-duty mobile. Booking enquiries land in the calendar with full context. Patient gets an auto-SMS confirmation with expected ready time.
Escalation if needed. Anything clinical, anything Schedule 4 or Schedule 8, anything urgent — Steve live-transfers to the pharmacist on duty during opening hours, or flags for priority callback after hours per your SLA.

Why Australian pharmacies are choosing AI reception

The pharmacy phone reality

Community pharmacy phone volume in Australia is consistently among the highest in retail healthcare. The Pharmacy Guild of Australia's member surveys have repeatedly flagged front-counter phone congestion as a top operational pressure, alongside script-by-script workflow interruptions. The phone competes directly with the patient at the counter — and the patient at the counter almost always wins. The result: voicemail. The result of voicemail: lost dispense, lost MedsCheck, lost vaccination, lost retention.

Steve is built to eliminate that trade-off. Your team stays focused on dispensing and counter consultations. Steve handles the phone load — every call, no exceptions, no voicemails.

What Steve does in a pharmacy (the eight things)

Script-ready confirmations — “Is my prescription ready for collection?” Steve checks against your dispense queue (where integrated) or takes the patient's name and routes the query to the dispensary inbox for a callback or SMS-ready notification. He never confirms a specific Schedule 4 or Schedule 8 medication is in stock.
Repeat prescription requests — Captures patient full name, DOB, contact, medication name, and dispensary location. Structured email and SMS to the on-duty pharmacist within five seconds. Patient gets an auto-SMS confirmation with the expected ready time.
MedsCheck and Home Medicines Review (HMR) bookings — Books directly into your calendar (Google Calendar, HotDoc, or your PMS integration). Captures medication list verbally where the patient is willing to share it. Flags any consult preparation notes for the pharmacist on duty.
Vaccination bookings — Influenza, COVID-19 boosters, RSV, shingles, travel — Steve takes the booking, verifies Medicare eligibility questions you've scripted, captures any consent prompts you require, and books the appointment.
Webster-pack and dose administration aid (DAA) enquiries — Captures the setup request, routes to the dispensary lead, books the pack-and-review consult with the pharmacist.
After-hours enquiries — Steve takes detailed messages overnight and on weekends. Anything urgent gets escalated to your nominated after-hours contact per your script.
Clinical question handoff — “Is this safe with my blood pressure tablets?” “Is this dose right for my child?” These never get answered by Steve. He live-transfers to the pharmacist on duty during opening hours, or takes a detailed message with priority flag after hours.
Distressed callers — When a caller sounds upset or panicked (often elderly patients confused about a new medication), Steve shifts to a calm, patient tone and live-transfers to the pharmacist immediately.

The job-dispatch difference

Generic answering services capture name and number. Steve captures every detail your dispensary needs to action the enquiry the moment the call ends:

Patient full name, DOB, callback mobile
Call type (script-ready / repeat / MedsCheck / HMR / vaccination / webster-pack / clinical / general)
Medication name (for repeats — not for clinical)
Dispensary location (multi-site)
Verbal medication list (MedsCheck, where shared)
Preparation notes for the pharmacist on duty
Urgency flag and clinical-escalation flag
Existing-patient vs new-patient status against your PMS

That's the dispatch brief your dispensary needs. Steve captures it on every call. Every time.

What Steve does not do — Pharmacy Board of Australia awareness

Steve is not a registered pharmacist. The Pharmacy Board of Australia's Guidelines on practice-specific issues and the Pharmacy Practitioner Code of Conduct make it clear that medication counselling is a registered pharmacist activity. Steve qualifies and books. Your pharmacist counsels. Always.

1. Steve never provides clinical, dispensing, or medication advice

No diagnosis. No dispensing decisions. No medication recommendations. Any question that requires clinical judgment is live-transferred to the pharmacist on duty — or flagged for priority callback if after hours.

2. Steve never confirms interactions, contraindications, or appropriate dosing

“Can I take this with my warfarin?” “Is two tablets safe?” “Will this clash with my blood pressure medication?” These are pharmacist questions. Steve never attempts to answer them — he live-transfers immediately.

3. Steve never discusses Schedule 4 or Schedule 8 medications by name in detail

S4 and S8 enquiries are routed straight to the pharmacist on duty. Steve never tells a caller a specific S4 or S8 medication is “ready for pickup” — Schedule 8 medications require in-person pharmacist interaction at dispensing. The system is designed to keep your pharmacy fully compliant with Pharmacy Board guidance and the state-based drugs and poisons regulations referenced by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

4. Steve never identifies whether a specific medication is in stock

Stock confirmation is a dispensary task. Steve takes the enquiry, routes it to the dispensary inbox, and your team confirms stock via callback or SMS. This prevents stock-status errors and protects against any inference that a controlled medication is available without a pharmacist's involvement.

5. Steve never counsels on side effects, missed doses, or substitutions

Side-effect questions, missed-dose questions, generic-vs- brand substitution questions — all live-transferred to the pharmacist on duty. This is professional counselling under the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) practice standards and stays with your registered pharmacist.

6. Steve never handles regulatory complaints

Any call about a complaint, dispensing error, or regulatory concern is captured factually and routed to the Pharmacy Owner or nominated complaints contact with high priority. Steve does not attempt to resolve, defend, or admit fault. Complaint handling is human-only.

Integrations built for pharmacy workflows

Steve plugs into the tools your dispensary already runs:

Calendar, booking and PMS platforms supported by AAA for pharmacies

Platform	Integration	Use case
Google Calendar	Direct	MedsCheck, HMR, vaccination and webster-pack bookings — included on all plans
Microsoft 365	Direct	Outlook calendar booking for pharmacies on the Microsoft stack
HotDoc	Direct API (Complete + Enterprise)	MedsCheck, HMR and vaccination bookings land in HotDoc with full patient context
MedAdvisor	Where supported	Repeat-script workflow integration and patient adherence touchpoints
Major Australian PMS	Email/SMS bridge — direct API on Complete + Enterprise	Most major Australian dispensing platforms via structured email/SMS, with direct API on higher plans
Outbound SMS	Via your nominated number	Auto-SMS confirmations to patients, recall reminders (Enterprise), MedsCheck follow-ups
Structured email	Direct	Every call ends with a structured email to your dispensary inbox — full context, no copy-paste
Multi-site routing	Enterprise	Banner groups and independent chains — calls route per-store with consolidated head-office reporting

If your dispensing platform isn't listed, we'll build the integration during setup. Most major Australian PMS systems are supported via email/SMS bridge as standard, with direct API available on Complete and Enterprise.

Trusted across industries. Aussie AI Agency clients include Line Marking Australia and Dinar Exchange — both running high-volume Australian phone workflows. The pharmacy build uses the same Australian-hosted infrastructure, with pharmacy-specific scripts and Pharmacy Board-aware guardrails.

Pricing — straight-up

Plan	Best for	What's included	Monthly
Essential	Single-site community pharmacy	Steve answers 24/7, structured email + SMS dispatch, single dispensary inbox, Google Calendar booking, voicemail-to-text, weekly call reports	$297
Complete	Busier single-site pharmacy, multiple pharmacists on duty, MedsCheck-heavy workflow	Everything in Essential + HotDoc integration, multi-pharmacist routing, MedsCheck/HMR workflow, custom escalation rules, fortnightly script tuning	$497
Enterprise	Multi-site banner groups, independent chains, custom PMS integration	Everything in Complete + multi-site routing, direct PMS API, custom compliance scripting, ISO 27001 framework documentation pack, dedicated account manager, outbound campaigns	$990

All plans include: 24/7 answering, structured email + SMS workflow, Pharmacy Board-aware guardrails, Schedule 4/8 handling, MedsCheck and HMR booking flows, custom voice/persona, Australian hosting (AWS Sydney), Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) compliance, ISO 27001 framework-aligned security (TLS 1.3, AES-256, NDB Scheme alignment), 14-day free trial, 24-business-hour setup.

No money-back guarantee — but a 14-day free trial so you test before you commit. See full pricing on the pricing page. Talk to Niel: 03 4328 3434 · info@aussieaiagency.com.au.

When Steve is not the right fit for your pharmacy

We'd rather tell you upfront than waste your money. Steve is not for your pharmacy if —

You expect Steve to give clinical advice over the phone. He won't. That's a registered pharmacist activity and a Pharmacy Board boundary we will not cross.
You run a 100% compounding pharmacy with bespoke per-call clinical intake. Steve can take the booking, but compounding consults need a pharmacist from the first hello.
Your phone volume is genuinely under 15 calls a day and your counter is quiet enough to answer every one. The ROI maths doesn't stack up.
You're a hospital pharmacy with internal switchboard and tightly controlled clinical workflows. Different beast — talk to us anyway, but Steve isn't a hospital product.
You're not prepared to invest 60-90 minutes in the discovery call and script tuning. Steve only sounds like your pharmacy if you tell us how your pharmacy sounds.

If any of those apply, save your money. If none of them apply, Steve will pay for himself in the first three weeks.

Related pages for healthcare

AI Receptionist for Medical Practices — the parent hub covering Australian medical clinics and GP practices
AI Receptionist for Chiropractors — sibling page for AHPRA-registered chiropractic practices
AI Receptionist for Podiatrists — sibling page for Australian podiatry clinics
AHPRA-Compliant AI Receptionist — the regulatory framing in detail
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Common questions from Australian community pharmacy owners

: No. Steve is an AI receptionist. He answers calls, captures enquiries, books appointments, and routes anything clinical to your pharmacist on duty. He never provides clinical or medication advice — by design.
: No. Steve takes the enquiry and routes it to your dispensary. Your team confirms stock and dispenses scripts. Steve never tells a caller a specific medication is in stock — he routes the question to the dispensary inbox for a callback or SMS confirmation.
: Steve is configured with hard guardrails that prevent clinical advice, medication counselling, and Schedule 4 or Schedule 8 discussion. The Pharmacy Board of Australia's Guidelines on practice-specific issues and the Pharmacy Practitioner Code of Conduct frame medication counselling as a registered pharmacist activity — Steve never crosses that boundary.
: Yes. Aussie AI Agency is 100% Australian built and hosted on AWS Sydney for Australian data sovereignty. TLS 1.3 in transit, AES-256 at rest, Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) compliant, aligned with the 13 Australian Privacy Principles and the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) Scheme. ISO 27001 framework-aligned (formal certification on roadmap).
: He doesn't discuss them by name or detail. Any enquiry that touches Schedule 8 is escalated immediately to the pharmacist on duty, with a flagged callback if the pharmacist is unavailable. Schedule 4 medications get the same treatment — Steve routes; he never counsels.
: Yes. Steve books directly into your calendar (Google Calendar, HotDoc, or your PMS) with full context — patient name, DOB, medication list where the patient is willing to provide it, and preparation notes for the pharmacist on duty.
: Yes. Patient name, DOB, contact, medication name, and dispensary location captured and dispatched to the dispensary inbox via structured email and SMS within five seconds. The patient gets an auto-SMS confirmation with the expected ready time.
: Steve takes the enquiry, sends a structured email and SMS to your nominated after-hours contact, and tells the patient when they can expect a callback. Urgent or clinical flags route to your on-call pharmacist per your script.
: Yes, on Complete and Enterprise plans. MedsCheck, HMR and vaccination bookings land in HotDoc with full patient context. MedAdvisor integration is available where supported.
: Yes. Multi-site routing is included on the Enterprise plan. Calls route per-store based on the caller's location or chosen store, with consolidated head-office reporting across the banner group or independent chain.
: 24 business hours from your discovery call. Most pharmacies are live within three working days of signing up. Complex multi-site or direct PMS API integrations may extend setup; we'll quote upfront.
: Essential $297/month, Complete $497/month, Enterprise $990/month. 14-day free trial. No money-back guarantee — you test before you commit.
: Month-to-month on Essential and Complete. Enterprise is typically a 12-month engagement to reflect the deeper PMS integration and dedicated account management.
: Outbound campaigns — recall reminders, MedsCheck follow-ups, vaccination reminders — are available on the Enterprise plan. Outbound is always via your nominated number, never spoofed.
: Multi-language receptionist is available on Complete and Enterprise plans. Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic, Vietnamese, and Greek are most commonly requested by Australian community pharmacies — additional languages on request.
: Niel Bennet, founder — 03 4328 3434 or info@aussieaiagency.com.au. 15-minute discovery call, then 24-business-hour setup to live.

Quick Facts: AI Receptionist for Australian Community Pharmacies

Best fit:: Community pharmacies with 15+ calls per day, MedsCheck/HMR workflow, multi-pharmacist roster, HotDoc or MedAdvisor in use
NOT a fit:: 100% compounding pharmacy, <15 calls/day, hospital pharmacy, owners who won't invest 60-90 minutes in discovery + script tuning
Setup time:: 24 business hours from discovery call. Most pharmacies live within three working days
Pharmacy Board awareness:: No clinical advice, no medication counselling, no Schedule 4/8 discussion, no stock confirmation — Steve qualifies and books only
Calls handled:: Script-ready, repeat scripts, MedsCheck & HMR bookings, vaccination bookings, webster-pack & DAA, after-hours messages, clinical live-transfer
Integrations:: Google Calendar, Microsoft 365, HotDoc (Complete+), MedAdvisor (where supported), major Australian PMS via email/SMS bridge or direct API
Multi-site routing:: Enterprise plan — banner groups and independent chains, per-store routing with consolidated head-office reporting
Pricing:: $297 / $497 / $990 per month — 14-day free trial
Regulator framework:: Pharmacy Board of Australia (Codes & Guidelines), AHPRA Pharmacy Practitioner Code of Conduct, TGA, PBS, PSA practice standards
Hosting & security:: AWS Sydney, TLS 1.3 in transit, AES-256 at rest, Privacy Act 1988 + NDB aligned, ISO 27001 framework-aligned (certification on roadmap)
Author:: Niel Bennet, Founder of Aussie AI Agency

Sources: Pharmacy Board of Australia, AHPRA, Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), TGA, Department of Health and Aged Care, PBS, OAIC (Privacy Act 1988), Australian Digital Health Agency — My Health Record, 2026.

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Niel Bennet is the founder of Aussie AI Agency, building practical AI voice agents, chat automation, and CRM integrations for Australian businesses. Helping Australian businesses automate and grow with AI since 2025.

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Published 20 May 2026 · Updated 20 May 2026

Reviewed by Niel Bennet, Founder, Aussie AI Agency. Content framing sourced from the Pharmacy Board of Australia (Codes, Guidelines and Policies), AHPRA, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), the Department of Health and Aged Care, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC — Privacy Act 1988), the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the ABS Health Services data, the ACCC, and the Australian Digital Health Agency (My Health Record). Reviewed quarterly.

Sources & disclosures

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Privacy, consumer & communications:

Real customer references: Line Marking Australia and Dinar Exchange with permission. Priya's Glen Waverley story is an illustrative composite based on common patterns across Australian community pharmacy clients. No individual pharmacy is depicted.

Composite disclosure: The three-pharmacist Glen Waverley story, the Monday-morning audit (47 calls / 28 answered / 19 voicemail / 4 callbacks between 8:45-11:30am), the 280-script-a-day dispensary volume, the $42 average dispense margin per missed call, the $4,800/week leakage estimate, the $4,200 month-one recovery, and the 34 MedsChecks added in month one reflect typical patterns we observe across Australian community pharmacy clients. Individual pharmacy results vary by location, script mix, trading hours, and service mix.

Pricing, hours, and integration claims are accurate at publish date and may change. Steve does not provide clinical, dispensing, or medication advice under any circumstance. Steve is not a registered pharmacist. Aussie AI Agency is not affiliated with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, AHPRA, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, the TGA, the Department of Health and Aged Care, the PBS, the OAIC, the ACMA, the ACCC, the ABS, the Australian Digital Health Agency, or any other government or regulatory body referenced. References to these bodies are for informational and compliance-context purposes only.

Security & data handling: Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) compliant. Hosted on AWS Sydney for Australian data sovereignty. TLS 1.3 in transit. AES-256 at rest. Aligned with the 13 Australian Privacy Principles and the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) Scheme. ISO 27001 framework aligned (formal certification on roadmap).

Not legal, clinical, dispensing, or compliance advice. For specific compliance questions about pharmacy practice, Schedule 4/8 handling, MedsCheck or HMR eligibility, or any regulated pharmacy service, consult the Pharmacy Board of Australia, AHPRA, your state Drugs and Poisons regulator, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, or the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).

Conflict of interest disclosure: Aussie AI Agency sells AI receptionist services. We benefit financially when readers become customers.

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