Pharmaceutical Benefits Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1954. No. 20.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS ACT 1947-1952.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Act 1947-1952.

Dated this fifth day of March, 1954.

W. J. Slim

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Health.

 

Amendments of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Regulations. 

Second Schedule.

1. The Second Schedule to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Regulations is amended in accordance with the First Schedule to these Regulations.

Third Schedule.

2. The Third Schedule to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Regulations is amended in accordance with the Second Schedule to these Regulations.

Amendments of Second Schedule not to apply in certain cases.

3. Notwithstanding the amendments of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Regulations effected by regulation 1 of these Regulations, the provisions of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Regulations as in force immediately before the date of commencement of these Regulations shall, subject to paragraph (b) of the next succeeding regulation, continue to apply in relation to the supply of pharmaceutical benefits upon presentation, whether before or after that date, of prescriptions written before that date.

Application of amendments of Third Schedule.

4. The amendments effected by regulation 2 of these Regulations shall have effect with respect to—

(a) pharmaceutical benefits supplied on presentation of prescriptions written on or after the first day of February, 1954; and

(b) where, in the case of prescriptions written before that date, pharmaceutical benefits are supplied on presentation of those prescriptions for a second or subsequent time on or after that date—pharmaceutical benefits so supplied.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1954.

  Statutory Rules 1950, No. 48, as amended by Statutory Rules 1950, Nos. 51, 55, 62 and 94; 1951, Nos. 15, 89 and 135; 1952, No. 22; and 1953, Nos. 40, 57, 78 and 100.

265.—Price 5d. 9/26.1.1954.

Amendment of Statutory Rules 1953, No. 78.

5. Regulation 2 of Statutory Rules 1953, No. 78 is amended by omitting the words “clause (c) of sub-paragraph (1.)” and inserting in their stead the words “paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (1.)”.

 

THE SCHEDULES.

First Schedule.

Regulation 1.

AMENDMENTS OF THE SECOND SCHEDULE TO THE PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS REGULATIONS.

1. Insert after item 30 the following item:—
“30a	Chloramphenicol Palmitate	0.125 G. per 4 cc.	60 cc. bottle...........	1	..”.
2. Omit item 40, insert in its stead the following item:—
“40	Dextrose, aqueous injection of	5%........................	1 litre bottle...........	6	1
		10%......................	1 litre bottle...........	2	1
		20%......................	1 litre bottle...........	2	1
		25%......................	1 litre bottle...........	2	1
		50%......................	25 cc. amp.............	6	1
		50%......................	50 cc. amp.............	6	1”.
3. Insert after item 42 the following item:—
“42a	Dienoestrol....................	..............................	5 mg. tab................	100	1
		..............................	10 mg. tab..............	100	1”.
4. Omit item 46, insert in its stead the following item:—
“46	Digitalis..........................	..............................	½ gr. tab................	100	1
		..............................	1 gr. tab.................	100	1”.
5. Insert after item 57 the following item:—
“57a	Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus Antigen	..............................	1 cc. amp...............	3	..
		..............................	5 cc. amp...............	1	..
		..............................	10 cc. vial..............	1	..”.
6. Insert after item 59 the following item:—
“59a	Diphtheria Toxoid Purified (diluted for skin test only)	..............................	1 cc. amp................	1	..”.
7. Omit item 66, insert in its stead the following item:—
“66	Ergometrine Maleate	0.2 mg. per cc.	1 cc. amp................	6	..
		0.5 mg. per cc.	1 cc. I.M. amp.........	6	..
		0.125 mg. per cc.	1 cc. I.V. amp.........	6	..
		..............................	0.2 mg. tab..............	25	..
		..............................	0.5 mg. tab..............	25	..”.
8. Omit item 69, insert in its stead the following item:—
“69	Ergotoxine Ethanesulphonate	..............................	0.5 mg. tab.............	25	..”.
9. Omit item 80, insert in its stead the following items:—
“80	Glyceryl Trinitrate	..............................	1/100 gr. hypo. tab..	50	1
		..............................	1/200 gr. tab...........	50	1
		..............................	1/150 gr. tab...........	50	1
		..............................	1/130 gr. tab...........	50	1
		..............................	1/100 gr. tab...........	50	1
		..............................	1/65 gr. tab.............	50	1
		..............................	1/50 gr. tab.............	50	1

The Schedules—continued.

  

“80a	Hartmann’s Solution	..............................	1 litre bottle...........	2	1
“80b	Hartmann’s Solution with Dextrose	5%........................ .	1 litre bottle...........	2	1
		10%......................	1 litre bottle...........	2	1”.
		10. Insert after item 91 the following item:—
“91a	Insulin, Isophane, Injection of	40 U. per cc...........	5 cc. vial................	3	12
		40 U. per cc...........	10 cc. vial..............	3	12
		80 U. per cc...........	10 cc. vial..............	3	12”.
11. Omit item 94, insert in its stead the following item:—
“94	Isoniazid..............	..............................	50 mg. tab..............	100	1”.
12. Omit item 101, insert in its stead the following item:—
“101	Liver Extract, Injection of	2 U.S.P. U. per cc.	1 cc. amp...............	6	1
		2 U.S.P. U. per cc.	10 cc. vial..............	6	1
		5 U.S.P. U. per cc.	2 cc. vial................	6	1
		5 U.S.P. U. per cc.	10 cc. vial..............	1	1
		5 U.S.P. U. per cc.	20 cc. vial..............	1	1
		10 U.S.P. U. per cc.	10 cc. vial..............	1	1
		15 U.S.P. U. per cc.	5 cc. vial................	1	1”.
13. Omit item 107, insert in its stead the following item:—
“107	Mercuramide with Theophylline, Injection of	..............................	1 cc. amp...............	10	..
		..............................	2 cc. amp...............	10	..”.
14. Insert after item 133 the following item:—
“133a	Pancreatin......................	..............................	5 gr. tab.................	100	..”.
15. Insert after item 136 the following item:—
“136a	Paramethadione.............	..............................	0.3 G. cap..............	100	2”.
16. Omit items 139, 140 and 141, insert in their stead the following items:—
“139	Penicillin, Injection of	..............................	5,000 U. amp.	6	..
		..............................	15,000 U. amp.	6	..
		..............................	100,000 U. amp.	6	..
		..............................	200,000 U. amp.	6	..
		..............................	500,000 U. amp.	6	..
		..............................	1,000,000 U. amp.	6	..
		..............................	2,000,000 U. amp.	6	..
“140	Penicillin, Procaine, Aqueous Suspension of	..............................	300,000 U. vial	6	..
		..............................	400,000 U. vial	6	..
		..............................	600,000 U. vial	6	..
		..............................	900,000 U. vial	6	..
		..............................	1,000,000 U. vial	6	..
		..............................	3,000,000 U. vial	6	..
		400,000 U. per cc.	10 cc. vial...............	6	..

The Schedules—continued.

“141	Penicillin, Procaine (Crystalline), Injection of	..............................	300,000 U. amp.	6	..
		..............................	400,000 U. amp.	6	..
		..............................	500,000 U. amp.	6	..
		..............................	600,000 U. amp.	6	..
		..............................	667,000 U. amp.	6	..
		..............................	900,000 U. amp.	6	..
		..............................	1,200,000 U. amp.	6	..
		..............................	1,500,000 U. amp.	6	..
		..............................	2,000,000 U. amp.	6	..
		..............................	3,000,000 U. amp.	6	..
		..............................	4,000,000 U. amp.	6	..”.
17. Omit item 146, insert in its stead the following item:—
“146	Pertussis Vaccine (Phase 1)	1,000 M. per cc.	1 cc. amp...............	3	1
		5,000 M. per cc.	1 cc. amp...............	3	1
		5,000 M. per cc.	10 cc. vial..............	1	..
		10,000 M. per cc.	1 cc. amp...............	3	1
		10,000 M. per cc.	10 cc. vial..............	1	..
		20,000 M. per cc.	1 cc. amp. .............	3	1
		20,000 M. per cc.	10 cc. vial..............	1	..
		50,000 M. per cc.	5 cc. vial................	1	..
		60,000 M. per 1.5 cc.	1.5 cc. vial.............	1	..
		..............................	set of 3 amps. containing 50,000 M. per set	1	..”.
18. Insert after item 152 the following item:—
“152a	Phenylindanedione........	..............................	50 mg. tab..............	50	..”.
19. Omit item 155, insert in its stead the following item:—
“155	Phthalylsulphathiazole	..............................	0.5 G. tab...............	100	1”.
20. Insert after item 160 the following item:—
“160a	Primidone.........................	..............................	0.25 G. tab.............	100	2”.
21. Omit item 162, insert in its stead the following items:—
“161a	Procyclidine Hydrochloride	..............................	5 mg. tab................	100	1
“162	Progesterone, Injection of	..............................	5 mg. amp..............	6	..
		..............................	10 mg. amp............	6	..
		..............................	20 mg. I.V. amp.....	3	..”.
22. Omit item 184, insert in its stead the following item:—
“184	Stilboestrol....................	..............................	1 mg. amp..............	6	..
		..............................	5 mg. amp..............	6	..
		..............................	1 mg. tab................	100	1
		..............................	5 mg. tab................	100	1
		..............................	10 mg. tab..............	100	1”.

The Schedules—continued.

 

23. Omit items 186, 187, 188 and 189, insert in their stead the following items:—
“186	Succinylsulphathiazole	..............................	0.5 G. tab...............	100	1
“187	Sulphacetamide..............	..............................	0.5 G. tab...............	50	..
“188	Sulphadiazine.................	..............................	0.3 G. tab...............	50	..
		..............................	0.5 G. tab...............	50	..
“189	Sulphadimidine...............	..............................	0.25 G. tab.............	50	..
		..............................	0.5 G. tab...............	50	..”.
24. Omit items 191 and 192, insert in their stead the following items:—
“191	Sulphaguanidine............	..............................	0.5 G. tab...............	100	1
“192	Sulphamerazine..............	..............................	0.5 G. tab...............	50	..”.
25. Insert after item 193 the following item:—
“193a	Sulphapyridine...............	..............................	0.125 G. tab...........	50	..
		..............................	0.5 G. tab...............	50	..”.
26. Omit item 195, insert in its stead the following item:—
“195	Sulphathiazole..............	..............................	0.3 G. cap..............	50	..
		..............................	0.5 G. tab...............	50	..”.
27. Insert after item 201 the following items:—
“201a	Terramycin Oral Suspension	0.25 G. per 5 cc.	1 fl. oz. bottle	1	..
“201b	Testosterone..................	..............................	100 mg. implant	1	..
		..............................	150 mg. implant	1	..
		..............................	200 mg. implant	1	..”.
28. Omit item 203, insert in its stead the following items:—
“202a	Testosterone Oenanthate, Injection of	250 mg. per cc.......	1 cc. amp...............	1	..
“202b	Testosterone Phenyl Propionate, Injection of	50 mg. per cc.........	1 cc. amp...............	3	..
		50 mg. per cc.........	5 cc. vial................	1	..
“203	Testosterone Propionate, Injection of	25 mg. per cc.........	1 cc. amp...............	12	..
		50 mg. per cc.........	1 cc. amp...............	12	..
		50 mg. per cc.........	10 cc. vial..............	1	..
		100 mg. per 2 mil...	2 mil. amp.............	1	..
		..............................	100 mg. implant	1	..”.
29. Omit item 215, insert in its stead the following item:—
“215	Vitamin B 12, Injection of	10 γ per cc.............	1 cc. amp...............	12	1
		15 γ per cc.............	1 cc. amp...............	12	1
		20 γ per cc.............	1 cc. amp...............	12	1
		50 γ per cc.............	1 cc. amp...............	6	1
		100 γ per cc...........	1 cc. amp...............	1	1
		1,000 γ per cc........	1 cc. amp...............	1	..
		1,000 γ per cc........	10 cc. vial..............	1	..”.
30. Omit item 218, insert in its stead the following item:—
“218	Vitamin K (Oral)..............	..............................	1 mg. cap...............	100	1
		..............................	4 mg. cap...............	100	1
		..............................	1 mg. tab................ .	100	1
		..............................	4.8 mg. tab............. .	100	1
		..............................	5 mg. tab................	100	1
		..............................	10 mg. tab..............	100	1”.

The Schedules—continued.

Second Schedule.

Regulation 2.

AMENDMENTS OF THE THIRD SCHEDULE TO THE PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS REGULATIONS.

1. Omit paragraph (c) of sub-paragraph (1.) of paragraph 3, insert in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(c) a dispensing fee of Eighteen pence.”.

2. Insert after paragraph 6 the following paragraph:—

“7. Where an approved pharmaceutical chemist who supplies a pharmaceutical benefit issues a repeat authorization for the further supply of that pharmaceutical benefit under sub-regulation (4.) of regulation 17 of these Regulations, the amount of payment which would otherwise be payable in respect of that pharmaceutical benefit shall be increased by Fourpence.”.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.