National Health Act (Pharmaceutical Benefits – Early Supply) Amendment December 2010 specification under subsection 84AAA(2) (No. PB 119 of 2010) (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Instrument number PB 119 of 2010

National Health Act (Pharmaceutical Benefits – Early Supply) Amendment December 2010 - Specification Under Subsection 84AAA(2)

Amendment determination under subsection 84AAA(2) of the National Health Act 1953

I, Adriana Platona, Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Evaluation Branch, Department of Health and Ageing, delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing, make this Instrument under subsection 84AAA(2) of the National Health Act 1953.

Dated          29 November 2010

ADRIANA PLATONA

Assistant Secretary

Pharmaceutical Evaluation Branch

Department of Health and Ageing

Amendment determination — Pharmaceutical Benefits - Early Supply

1          Name of Instrument

(1)     This Instrument is the National Health Act (Pharmaceutical Benefits – Early Supply) Amendment December 2010 - specification under subsection 84AAA(2).

(2)     This Instrument may also be cited as “No. PB 119 of 2010”.

2          Commencement

This Instrument commences on 1 December 2010.

3          Amendment of PB 30 of 2009

Schedule 1 amends the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits – Early Supply) Instrument 2009, PB 30 of 2009.

Schedule 1        Amendments

1. Schedule 1, after item dealing with Clopidogrel with aspirin

insert in the columns in the order indicated:

Degarelix Powder for injection 80 mg (as acetate) with solvent, syringe and needles Injection 1 5

1. Schedule 1, item dealing with Anakinra

Omit from the columns in the order indicated:

Anakinra Injection 100 mg in 0.67 mL single use pre-filled syringe Injection 28 5