National Health Act 1953 Amendment determination under subsections 85A(1) and (2) and 88(1C) Prescription of pharmaceutical benefits by authorised optometrists (No. PB 100 of 2008) (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Instrument number PB 100 of 2008

Amendment determination under subsections 85A(1) and (2) and 88(1C) of the National Health Act 1953

I, DIANA MACDONELL, Acting Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Evaluation Branch, Department of Health and Ageing, delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing, make this instrument under subsections 85A(1) and (2) and 88(1C) of the National Health Act 1953.

Dated 2nd OCTOBER 2008

DIANA MACDONELL

Acting Assistant Secretary

Pharmaceutical Evaluation Branch

Department of Health and Ageing

Amendment determination — Prescription of pharmaceutical benefits by authorised optometrists

1              Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 November 2008.

2              Amendment of PB 78 of 2008

Schedule 1 amends PB 78 of 2008.

Schedule 1        Amendments

[1]     Schedule 1, after item dealing with Fluorometholone in the form Eye drops 1 mg per mL, 5 mL

insert in the columns in the order indicated:

Eye drops containing fluorometholone acetate 1 mg per mL, 5 mL Application to the eye Flarex 1 ..

[2]     Schedule 1, item dealing with Polyethylene Glycol 400 with Propylene Glycol in the form Eye drops 4 mg-3 mg per mL, single dose units 0.7 mL, 28

(a) omit from the column headed ‘Form’:

0.7 mL

and substitute:

0.8 mL

(b) omit from the column headed ‘Maximum quantity or number’:

3

and substitute:

2