National Health Act (Pharmaceutical Benefits – Early Supply) Amendment July 2010 specification under subsection 84AAA(2) (No. PB 61 of 2010) (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Instrument number PB 61 of 2010

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

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

Dated          3 June 2010

FELICITY MCNEILL

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 July 2010 - specification under subsection 84AAA(2).

(2)      This Instrument may also be cited as “No. PB 61 of 2010”.

2          Commencement

This Instrument commences on 1 July 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, item dealing with Esomeprazole

insert in the columns in the order indicated:

Tablet (enteric coated) 40 mg (as magnesium trihydrate) Oral 30 5

1. Schedule 1, item dealing with Oestradiol

omit from the columns in the order indicated:

Transdermal patches 4 mg, 8 Transdermal 1 5

1. Schedule 1, item dealing with Oestradiol and Oestradiol with Norethisterone

omit from the columns in the order indicated:

Pack containing 4 transdermal patches oestradiol 4 mg and 4 transdermal patches oestradiol 10 mg with norethisterone acetate 30 mg Transdermal 1 5

1. Schedule 1, item dealing with Rosuvastatin

insert in the columns in the order indicated:

Tablet 5 mg (as calcium)	Oral	30	11
Tablet 10 mg (as calcium)	Oral	30	11
Tablet 20 mg (as calcium)	Oral	30	11
Tablet 40 mg (as calcium)	Oral	30	11