National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits)
(Pharmacist Substitution of Medicines without
Prescription during Shortages) Amendment (No. 3) Determination 2024
I, Nikolai Tsyganov, as delegate of the Minister for Health and Aged Care, make the following determination.
Dated 13 May 2024
Nikolai Tsyganov
Assistant Secretary
Pricing and PBS Policy Branch
Technology Assessment and Access Division
Department of Health and Aged Care
Contents
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedules
Schedule 1—Amendments
National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) (Pharmacist Substitution of Medicines without Prescription during Shortages) Determination 2021
(1) This instrument is the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) (Pharmacist Substitution of Medicines without Prescription during Shortages) Amendment (No. 3) Determination 2024.
(2) This instrument may also be cited as PB 51 of 2024.
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information |
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Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. The whole of this instrument | 15 May 2024 | 15 May 2024 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument.
Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
This instrument is made under subsection 89A(3) of the National Health Act 1953.
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) (Pharmacist Substitution of
Medicines without Prescription during Shortages) Determination 2021
1 Subsection 5(8)
Repeal the table, substitute:
Prescribed and substitute pharmaceutical benefits | ||
Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
1 | Listed drug: Insulin degludec with insulin aspart Form: Injections, pre‑filled pen, 70 units‑30 units per mL, 3 mL, 5 Manner of administration: Injection Brand: Ryzodeg Flextouch | Listed drug: Insulin degludec with insulin aspart Form: Injections, cartridges, 70 units‑30 units per mL, 3 mL, 5 Manner of administration: Injection Brand: Ryzodeg Penfill |
2 | Listed drug: Fluoxetine Form: Tablet, dispersible, 20 mg (as hydrochloride) Manner of administration: Oral Brand: Zactin Tablet | Listed drug: Fluoxetine Form: Capsule 20 mg (as hydrochloride) Manner of administration: Oral Brand: any of the following: (a) APO‑Fluoxetine (b) BTC Fluoxetine (c) Blooms the Chemist Fluoxetine (d) FLUOTEX (e) Fluoxetine APOTEX (f) Fluoxetine Sandoz (g) Fluoxetine generichealth (h) NOUMED FLUOXETINE (i) Prozac 20 (j) Zactin |
3 | Listed drug: Fluoxetine Form: Tablet, dispersible, 20 mg (as hydrochloride) Manner of administration: Oral Brand: Zactin Tablet | Listed drug: Fluoxetine Form: Capsule 10 mg (Medreich) (S19A) Manner of administration: Oral Brand: Fluoxetine Capsules 10 mg (Medreich, UK) |
4 | Listed drug: Gliclazide Form: Tablet 30 mg (modified release) Manner of administration: Oral Brand: any of the following: a) APO-Gliclazide MR b) Gliclazide MR Viatris c) Pharmacor Gliclazide MR
| Listed drug: Gliclazide Form: Tablet 60 mg (modified release) Manner of administration: Oral Brand: any of the following: a) ARDIX GLICLAZIDE 60mg MR b) Diamicron 60mg MR c) Gliclazide Lupin MR d) Pharmacor Gliclazide MR |
5 | Listed drug: Abatacept Form: Injection 125 mg in 1 mL dose single dose pre-filled syringe Manner of administration: Injection Brand: Orencia | Listed drug: Abatacept Form: Injection 125 mg in 1 mL single autoinjector Manner of administration: Injection Brand: Orencia ClickJect |
6 | Listed drug: Abatacept Form: Injection 125 mg in 1 mL single dose autoinjector Manner of administration: Injection Brand: Orencia ClickJect | Listed drug: Abatacept Form: Injection 125 mg in 1 mL single dose pre-filled syringe Manner of administration: Injection Brand: Orencia |