National Health (Pharmaceutical benefits – early supply) Amendment Instrument 2021 (No. 6) (Cth)

PB 61 of 2021

National Health (Pharmaceutical benefits – early supply) Amendment Instrument 2021
(No. 6)

National Health Act 1953

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I, NIKOLAI TSYGANOV, Assistant Secretary (Acting), Pricing and PBS Policy Branch, Technology Assessment and Access Division, Department of Health, delegate of the Minister for Health and Aged Care, make this Instrument under subsection 84AAA(2) of the National Health Act 1953.

Dated         29 June 2021

NIKOLAI TSYGANOV

Assistant Secretary (Acting)

Pricing and PBS Policy Branch

Technology Assessment and Access Division

Department of Health

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1. Name of Instrument

(1)This Instrument is the National Health (Pharmaceutical benefits – early supply) Amendment Instrument 2021 (No. 6).

(2)This Instrument may also be cited as PB 61 of 2021.

1. Commencement

This Instrument commences on 1 July 2021.

1. Amendment of National Health (Pharmaceutical benefits—early supply) Instrument 2015 (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, entry for Captopril

omit:

Tablet 25 mg	20	90	5
Tablet 50 mg	20	90	5

1. Schedule 1, after entry for Indapamide in the form Tablet containing indapamide hemihydrate 2.5 mg

insert:

Infliximab	Solution for injection 120 mg in 1 mL pre-filled pen	20	1	0
20	2	0
20	2	2
20	2	5
Solution for injection 120 mg in 1 mL pre-filled syringe	20	1	0
20	2	0
20	2	2
20	2	5

1. Schedule 1, entry for Testosterone in the form Transdermal cream 50 mg per mL, 50 mL

omit from the column headed “Maximum number of repeats”: 6   substitute: 1

1. Schedule 1, entry for Tofacitinib

substitute:

Tofacitinib	Tablet 5 mg	20	56	3
20	56	5
Tablet 10 mg	20	56	3
20	56	5