Therapeutic Goods (Serious Scarcity and Substitutable Medicine) (Abatacept) Instrument 2022 (Cth)

Therapeutic Goods (Serious Scarcity and Substitutable Medicine) (Abatacept) Instrument 2022

made under section 30EK of the

Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date:   29 April 2022

Includes amendments up to:         F2022L00639

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Therapeutic Goods (Serious Scarcity and Substitutable Medicine) (Abatacept) Instrument 2022 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 29 April 2022 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register ( The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

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

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

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

4  Definitions................................................................................................................................ 1

5  Declaration of serious scarcity.................................................................................................. 2

6  Substitution of scarce medicine by pharmacists........................................................................ 2

7  Period instrument in force........................................................................................................ 2

Schedule 1—Scarce medicine, substitutable medicine, dose unit equivalence and specific permitted circumstances  3

Part 1—Scarce medicine: abatacept single dose syringe  3

Part 2—Scarce medicine: abatacept prefilled autoinjector  5

Schedule 2—General permitted circumstances  6

Endnotes7

Endnote 1—About the endnotes  7

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key  8

Endnote 3—Legislation history  9

Endnote 4—Amendment history  10

1  Name

This instrument is the Therapeutic Goods (Serious Scarcity and Substitutable Medicine) (Abatacept) Instrument 2022.

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	The day after this instrument is registered.

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 section 30EK of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.

4  Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in subsection 3(1) of the Act, including the following:

(a)    health practitioner;

(b)    medicine;

(c)    Register;

(d)    registration number.

In this instrument:

Act means the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.

pharmacist has the same meaning as in subsection 30EK(6) of the Act.

prescriber means the person who:

(a)  is authorised under a law of a state or territory to prescribe medicine; and

(b)  prescribed the scarce medicine for the patient.

scarce medicine has the meaning given by section 5.

substitutable medicine has the meaning given by section 6.

suitably qualified health practitioner means a health practitioner who is:

(a)  a general practitioner; or

(b)  a nurse; or

(c)  a pharmacist; or

(d)  a rheumatologist.

5  Declaration of serious scarcity

For paragraph 30EK(1)(a) of the Act, a serious scarcity of the medicine specified in column 2 of each item in the tables in Part 1 and Part 2 of Schedule 1 (the scarce medicine) across the whole of Australia is declared.

6  Substitution of scarce medicine by pharmacists

For paragraph 30EK(1)(b) of the Act, in relation to each item mentioned in the tables in Part 1 and Part 2 of Schedule 1, the medicine specified in column 3 (the substitutable medicine) is permitted to be dispensed by a pharmacist in substitution for the scarce medicine specified in column 2, in the circumstances specified in:

(a)  column 5 of that item (the specific permitted circumstances); and

(b)  the table in Schedule 2 (the general permitted circumstances).

Note:          Substitution is only permitted where both the specific permitted circumstances and the general permitted circumstances exist.

7  Period instrument in force

This instrument remains in force until 30 June 2022.

Schedule 1—Scarce medicine, substitutable medicine, dose unit equivalence and specific permitted circumstances

Note:       See sections 5 and 6.

Part 1—Scarce medicine: abatacept single dose syringe

Scarce medicine, substitutable medicine, dose unit equivalence and specific permitted circumstances
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Item	Scarce medicine	Substitutable medicine	Dose unit equivalence	Specific permitted circumstances
1	ORENCIA abatacept (rch) 125 mg single dose syringe subcutaneous injection ultrasafe passive needle guard and flange extender, registration number 206764	ORENCIA abatacept (rch) 125 mg single dose ClickJect prefilled autoinjector, registration number 236039	one single dose ClickJect prefilled autoinjector of the substitutable medicine containing abatacept (rch) 125 mg is equivalent to one single dose syringe of the scarce medicine containing abatacept (rch) 125 mg	all of the following: (a)  the patient is at least 18 years of age; (b)  the pharmacist has advised the patient or person acting on behalf of the patient: (i)   on the suitable instructions in relation to the administration process of the substitutable medicine; or (ii)  to obtain instructions from the prescriber, or a suitably qualified health practitioner, in relation to the administration process of the substitutable medicine; and (c)  the pharmacist has advised the patient, or person acting on behalf of the patient, of the number of dose units of substitutable medicine that must be administered to the patient in substitution for the prescribed dose of scarce medicine, based on the dose unit equivalence specified in column 4

Part 2—Scarce medicine: abatacept prefilled autoinjector

Scarce medicine, substitutable medicine, dose unit equivalence and specific permitted circumstances
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Item	Scarce medicine	Substitutable medicine	Dose unit equivalence	Specific permitted circumstances
1	ORENCIA abatacept (rch) 125 mg single dose ClickJect prefilled autoinjector, registration number 236039	ORENCIA abatacept (rch) 125 mg single dose syringe subcutaneous injection ultrasafe passive needle guard and flange extender, registration number 206764	one single dose syringe of the substitutable medicine containing abatacept (rch) 125 mg is equivalent to one single dose ClickJect prefilled autoinjector of the scarce medicine containing abatacept (rch) 125 mg	all of the following: (a)  the patient is at least 18 years of age; (b)  the pharmacist has advised the patient or person acting on behalf of the patient: (i)   on the suitable instructions in relation to the administration process of the substitutable medicine; or (ii)  to obtain instructions from the prescriber, or a suitably qualified health practitioner, in relation to the administration process of the substitutable medicine; and (c)  the pharmacist has advised the patient, or person acting on behalf of the patient, of the number of dose units of substitutable medicine that must be administered to the patient in substitution for the prescribed dose of scarce medicine, based on the dose unit equivalence specified in column 4

Schedule 2—General permitted circumstances

Note:       See section 6.

General permitted circumstances
Column 1	Column 2
Item	Circumstances
1	the patient, or person acting on behalf of the patient, has evidence of a valid prescription for the scarce medicine, unless otherwise permitted by law
2	the pharmacist does not have access to the scarce medicine
3	the prescriber has not indicated on the prescription for the scarce medicine that substitution is not permitted
4	the pharmacist has exercised professional judgement and determined that the patient is suitable to receive the substitutable medicine
5	the amount of substitutable medicine dispensed would result in the patient receiving sufficient medicine to ensure an equivalent dosage regimen and duration to that prescribed in relation to the scarce medicine
6	the patient, or person acting on behalf of the patient, has consented to receiving the substitutable medicine
7	the pharmacist makes a record of dispensing the substitutable medicine in substitution of the scarce medicine at the time of dispensing
8	the pharmacist has an established procedure to notify the prescriber of the substitution at the time of, or as soon as practical after, dispensing the substitutable medicine

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

ad = added or inserted	o = order(s)
am = amended	Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
c = clause(s)	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	/sub‑subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s)	pres = present
def = definition(s)	prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary	(prev…) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	reloc = relocated
effect	renum = renumbered
F = Federal Register of Legislation	rep = repealed
gaz = gazette	rs = repealed and substituted
LA = Legislation Act 2003	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
effect	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	SR = Statutory Rules
cannot be given effect	Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s)
mod = modified/modification	SubPt = Subpart(s)
No. = Number(s)	underlining = whole or part not
commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Name	Registration	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Therapeutic Goods (Serious Scarcity and Substitutable Medicine) (Abatacept) Instrument 2022	8 Feb 2022 (F2022L00121)	9 Feb 2022	¾
Therapeutic Goods (Serious Scarcity and Substitutable Medicine) (Abatacept) Amendment Instrument 2022	28 Apr 2022 (F2022L00639)	29 Apr 2022	¾

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Provision affected	How affected
s 7........................................	rs F2022L00639