National Health (Chemotherapy Pharmaceuticals Access Program) Special Arrangement Amendment Instrument 2011 (No. 8) (No. PB 63 of 2011) (Cth)
PB 63 of 2011
National Health (Chemotherapy Pharmaceuticals Access Program) Special Arrangement Amendment Instrument 2011 (No. 8)
National Health Act 1953
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I, FELICITY MCNEILL, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Benefits Division, Department of Health and Ageing, delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing, make this instrument under subsections 100(1) and (2) of the National Health Act 1953.
Dated 26 August 2011
FELICITY MCNEILL
Acting First Assistant Secretary
Pharmaceutical Benefits Division
Department of Health and Ageing
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1 Name of Instrument
(1)This Instrument is the National Health (Chemotherapy Pharmaceuticals Access Program) Special Arrangement Amendment Instrument 2011 (No.8).
(2)This Instrument may also be cited as PB 63 of 2011.
2 Commencement
This Instrument commences on 1 September 2011.
3 Amendments to PB 117 of 2010
Schedule 1 amends the National Health (Chemotherapy Pharmaceuticals Access Program) Special Arrangement 2010 (PB 117 of 2010).
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Schedule 1 Amendments
Section 4, definition of benefit card, paragraph (k)
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Note following section 4
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Paragraph 12(2)(a)
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Paragraph 12(2)(b)
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Paragraph 12(3)(a)
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Paragraph 12(3)(b)
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Paragraph 13(1)(a)
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Paragraph 13(1)(b)
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Paragraph 13(1)(c)
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[10] Paragraph 13(1)(d)
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[11] Subsection 13(2)
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[12] Subsection 13(3)
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[13] Subsection 13(4)
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[14] Subsection 14(1)
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[15] Subsection 14(2)
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[16] Subsection 14(3)
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[17] Subsection 14(4)
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[18] Subsection 14(5)
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[19] Subsection 15(1)
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[20] Paragraph 15(3)(a)
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[21] Paragraph 15(3)(b)
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[22] Paragraph 16(a)
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[23] Subsection 17(2)
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[24] Paragraph 28(2)(c)
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[25] Schedule 1, entry for Cetuximab
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| Cetuximab | Solution for I.V. infusion 100 mg in 20 mL | Injection | Erbitux | SG | EMP | C2713 C2714 C2715 C3843 C3844 | P2713 P2714 P3843 P3844 | 1 | 0 |
| Erbitux | SG | EMP | C2713 C2714 C2715 C3843 C3844 | P2715 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Solution for I.V. infusion 500 mg in 100 mL | Injection | Erbitux | SG | EMP | C2713 C2714 C2715 C3843 C3844 | P2713 P2714 P3843 P3844 | 1 | 0 | |
| Erbitux | SG | EMP | C2713 C2714 C2715 C3843 C3844 | P2715 | 1 | 6 |
Schedule 1, entry for Ondansetron in the form I.V. injection 4 mg (as hydrochloride dihydrate) in 2 mL
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| I.V. injection 4 mg (as hydrochloride dihydrate) in 2 mL | Injection | Ondansetron Alphapharm | AF | EMP | C3050 | 1 | 0 |
| Ondansetron-Claris | AE | EMP | C3050 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ondaz | SZ | EMP | C3050 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Onsetron | ZP | EMP | C3050 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd | PF | EMP | C3050 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zofran | GK | EMP | C3050 | 1 | 0 |
Schedule 1, entry for Ondansetron in the form I.V. injection 8 mg (as hydrochloride dihydrate) in 4 mL
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| I.V. injection 8 mg (as hydrochloride dihydrate) in 4 mL | Injection | Ondansetron Alphapharm | AF | EMP | C3050 | 1 | 0 |
| Ondansetron-Claris | AE | EMP | C3050 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ondaz | SZ | EMP | C3050 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Onsetron | ZP | EMP | C3050 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd | PF | EMP | C3050 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zofran | GK | EMP | C3050 | 1 | 0 |
[28] Schedule 3, entry for Cetuximab
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| C3843 | P3843 | Initial PBS-subsidised treatment, as monotherapy or in combination with an irinotecan based therapy, of a patient with a World Health Organisation performance status of 2 or less and with K-RAS wild type metastatic colorectal cancer after failure of first-line chemotherapy | Compliance with Authority Required procedures |
| C3844 | P3844 | Continuing PBS-subsidised treatment, as monotherapy or in combination with an irinotecan based therapy, of a patient with K-RAS wild type metastatic colorectal cancer who has previously been issued with an authority prescription for cetuximab and who does not have progressive disease. | Compliance with Authority Required procedures |
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