National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) (Pharmacist Substitution of Medicines without Prescription during Shortages) Amendment (No. 2) Determination 2023 (Cth)

National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits)

(Pharmacist Substitution of Medicines without

Prescription during Shortages) Amendment (No. 2) Determination 2023

I, Nikolai Tsyganov, as delegate of the Minister for Health and Aged Care, make the following determination.

Dated     13 April 2023

Nikolai Tsyganov

Assistant Secretary

Pricing and PBS Policy Branch

Technology Assessment and Access Division

Department of Health and Aged Care

Contents

1......... Name............................................................................................................................... 1

2......... Commencement............................................................................................................... 1

3......... Authority......................................................................................................................... 1

4......... Schedules......................................................................................................................... 1

Schedule 1—Amendments   1

National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) (Pharmacist Substitution of Medicines without Prescription during Shortages) Determination 2021

1  Name

(1)    This instrument is the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) (Pharmacist Substitution of Medicines without Prescription during Shortages) Amendment (No. 2) Determination 2023.

(2)    This instrument may also be cited as PB 32 of 2023.

2  Commencement

(1)    Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1.  The whole of this instrument	17 April 2023	17 April 2023

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2)    Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument.

Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 89A(3) of the National Health Act 1953.

4  Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) (Pharmacist Substitution of

Medicines without Prescription during Shortages) Determination 2021

1  Subsection 5(8), after item 30 dealing with Warfarin

Insert:

31	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Powder for oral liquid 125 mg (as potassium) per 5 mL, 100 mL Manner of administration: Oral Brand: Phenoxymethylpenicillin-AFT	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Oral suspension 150 mg (as benzathine) per 5 mL, 100 mL Manner of administration: Oral Brand: Cilicaine V
32	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Powder for oral liquid 125 mg (as potassium) per 5 mL, 100 mL Manner of administration: Oral Brand: Phenoxymethylpenicillin-AFT	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Powder for oral liquid 250 mg (as potassium) per 5 mL, 100 mL Manner of administration: Oral Brand: Phenoxymethylpenicillin-AFT
33	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Powder for oral liquid 125 mg (as potassium) per 5 mL, 100 mL Manner of administration: Oral Brand: Phenoxymethylpenicillin-AFT	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Capsule 250 mg phenoxymethylpenicillin (as potassium) Manner of administration: Oral Brand: Any of the following: a)    Cilicaine VK b)   LPV
34	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Powder for oral liquid 125 mg (as potassium) per 5 mL, 100 mL Manner of administration: Oral Brand: Phenoxymethylpenicillin-AFT	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Tablet 250 mg phenoxymethylpenicillin (as potassium) Manner of administration: Oral Brand: Aspecillin VK
35	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Oral suspension 150 mg (as benzathine) per 5 mL, 100 mL Manner of administration: Oral Brand: Cilicaine V	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin Form: Powder for oral liquid 125 mg (as potassium) per 5 mL, 100 Manner of administration: Oral Brand:  Phenoxymethylpenicillin-AFT
36	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Oral suspension 150 mg (as benzathine) per 5 mL, 100 mL Manner of administration: Oral Brand:   Cilicaine V	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Powder for oral liquid 250 mg (as potassium) per 5 mL, 100 mL Manner of administration: Oral Brand: Phenoxymethylpenicillin-AFT
37	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Oral suspension 150 mg (as benzathine) per 5 mL, 100 mL Manner of administration: Oral Brand:   Cilicaine V	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Capsule 250 mg phenoxymethylpenicillin (as potassium) Manner of administration: Oral Brand: Any of the following: a)    Cilicaine VK b)    LPV
38	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Oral suspension 150 mg (as benzathine) per 5 mL, 100 mL Manner of administration: Oral Brand:   Cilicaine V	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Tablet 250 mg phenoxymethylpenicillin (as potassium) Manner of administration: Oral Brand:  Aspecillin VK

39	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Powder for oral liquid 250 mg (as potassium) per 5 mL, 100 mL Manner of administration: Oral Brand:  Phenoxymethylpenicillin-AFT	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Powder for oral liquid 125 mg (as potassium) per 5 mL, 100 mL Manner of administration: Oral Brand:  Phenoxymethylpenicillin-AFT
40	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Powder for oral liquid 250 mg (as potassium) per 5 mL, 100 mL Manner of administration: Oral Brand:  Phenoxymethylpenicillin-AFT	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Oral suspension 150 mg (as benzathine) per 5 mL, 100 mL Manner of administration: Oral Brand: Cilicaine V
41	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Powder for oral liquid 250 mg (as potassium) per 5 mL, 100 mL Manner of administration:  Oral Brand:  Phenoxymethylpenicillin-AFT	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Capsule 250 mg phenoxymethylpenicillin (as potassium) Manner of administration: Oral Brand: Any of the following: a)    Cilicaine VK b)    LPV
42	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin Form: Powder for oral liquid 250 mg (as potassium) per 5 mL, 100 mL Manner of administration: Oral Brand:  Phenoxymethylpenicillin-AFT	Listed drug: Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Form: Tablet 250 mg phenoxymethylpenicillin (as potassium) Manner of administration: Oral Brand: Aspecillin VK