National Health (Pharmaceutical benefits – early supply) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 6) (PB 66 of 2016) (Cth)

PB 66 of 2016

National Health (Pharmaceutical benefits – early supply) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 6)

National Health Act 1953

I, PENNY SHAKESPEARE, First Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Benefits Division, Department of Health, delegate of the Minister for Health, make this Instrument under subsection 84AAA(2) of the National Health Act 1953.

Dated                                      12 July          2016

PENNY SHAKESPEARE
First Assistant Secretary
Pharmaceutical Benefits Division

Department of Health

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Amendment instrument – Pharmaceutical benefits – early supply

1          Name of Instrument

(1)      This Instrument is the National Health (Pharmaceutical benefits – early supply) Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 6)

(2)This Instrument may also be cited as PB 66 of 2016.

2          Commencement

This Instrument commences on 1 August 2016.

3          Amendment of PB 120 of 2015

Schedule 1 amends the National Health (Pharmaceutical benefits—early supply) Instrument 2015 (PB 120 of 2015).

Schedule 1        Amendments

1. Schedule 1, omit entry for Strontium

2. Schedule 1

   omit:

Tacrolimus	Capsule 0.5 mg (once daily prolonged release)	20	30	3
Tacrolimus	Capsule 1 mg (once daily prolonged release)	20	60	3
Tacrolimus	Capsule 5 mg (once daily prolonged release)	20	30	3