PB 45 of 2013

National Health (Continued Dispensing) Amendment Determination 2013 (No. 1)

National Health Act 1953

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I, Steve Dunlop, Acting Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Access Branch, Pharmaceutical Benefits Division, Department of Health and Ageing, delegate of the Minister for Health and Medical Research, make the following determination under subsection 89A(3) of the National Health Act 1953.

Dated   2 August  2013

Steve Dunlop

Acting Assistant Secretary

Pharmaceutical Access Branch

Pharmaceutical Benefits Division

Department of Health and Ageing

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1 Name of Instrument

(1)                This Instrument is the National Health (Continued Dispensing) Amendment Instrument 2013 (No.1).

(2)                This Instrument may also be cited as PB 45 of 2013.

2       Commencement

This Instrument commences on the day after registration.

3 Amendments to National Health (Continued Dispensing) Determination 2012

Schedule 1 amends the National Health (Continued Dispensing) Determination 2012.

Schedule 1 Amendments

[1]       Subsection 1.03(2)

insert in alphabetical order:

• listed brand
• Schedule equivalent

[2]       after Paragraph 2.01(3)(b)

insert:

(c)  a reference to “the pharmaceutical benefit” in sections 2.03, 2.05, 2.06 and 2.07 includes a pharmaceutical benefit that is Schedule equivalent.

[3]       Section 3.01

omit:

3.01  Pharmaceutical benefits

For paragraph 89A (3) (a) of the Act, Schedule 1 sets out the pharmaceutical benefits that may be supplied by an approved pharmacist without a prescription for that supply under subsection 89A (1) of the Act.

insert:

3.01  Pharmaceutical benefits

(1)      For subsection 89A (3) (a) of the Act, an approved pharmacist may supply without a prescription a pharmaceutical benefit, being any listed brand of a pharmaceutical item mentioned in Schedule 1.

(2)      For subsection (1), the pharmaceutical item is the listed drug mentioned in Schedule 1:

(a) in the form mentioned in Schedule 1 for the listed drug; and

(b) with the manner of administration mentioned in Schedule 1 for the form of the listed drug.

[4]       Schedule 1

omit: 

insert:

Schedule 1 Pharmaceutical benefits

(sections 3.01)

Part 1 Oral hormonal contraceptives

Part 2 Lipid modifying agents

Note

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