National Health Act 1953 Amendment determination under subsections 85A(1) and (2) and 88(1C) Prescription of pharmaceutical benefits by authorised optometrists (No. PB 19 of 2010) (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Instrument number PB 19 of 2010

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

I, FELICITY McNEILL, 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 3 March 2010

FELICITY McNEILL

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 April 2010.

2              Amendment of PB 11 of 2009

Schedule 1 amends PB 11 of 2009.

Schedule 1        Amendments

[1]     Schedule 1, item dealing with Pilocarpine in the forms Eye drops containing pilocarpine hydrochloride
10 mg per mL, 15 mL, Eye drops containing pilocarpine hydrochloride 20 mg per mL, 15 mL and Eye drops containing pilocarpine hydrochloride 40 mg per mL, 15 mL

omit from the column headed “Brand”:

P.V. Carpine

Pilopt

[2]     Schedule 1, item dealing with Pilocarpine

omit from the columns in the order indicated:

Eye drops containing pilocarpine hydrochloride 60 mg  per mL, 15 mL Application to the eye P.V. Carpine Pilopt 1 5