Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00880:reg:17:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00880
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 17 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 27615–30397

17  Where quantity is less than a pack quantity

       (1) If the quantity of a pharmaceutical benefit that is ordered and supplied is less than a pack quantity of the benefit (a broken quantity), the amount mentioned in paragraph 16(1)(b) and subparagraph 16(1)(c)(ii) is to be calculated by:
          (a) dividing the quantity or number of units in the broken quantity by the pack quantity, expressed as a percentage to 2 decimal places; and
          (b) applying that percentage to the approved ex‑manufacturer price or proportional ex‑manufacturer price for the pack quantity.

Division 2—Dispensed price for supply of a pharmaceutical benefit by certain suppliers

   18  The dispensed price—supply by an approved hospital authority for a private hospital, an approved pharmacist or an approved medical practitioner
 (1) The dispensed price for the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit by an approved hospital authority for a private hospital, an approved pharmacist or an approved medical practitioner, is as follows:
 (a) if the quantity of the pharmaceutical benefit that is ordered and supplied is equal to a multiple of a pack quantity, the sum of:
 (i) the approved ex‑manufacturer price or the proportional ex‑manufacturer price for each pack quantity, plus the mark‑up mentioned in section 19 taken to the nearest cent, with one half cent being rounded up to 1 cent; and
 (ii) a dispensing fee equal to the dispensing fee for the supply of a ready prepared pharmaceutical benefit, mentioned in the determination made under paragraph 98B(1)(a) of the Act, as in force at the time of the supply of the pharmaceutical benefit; or
 (b) if a quantity of the pharmaceutical benefit that is ordered and supplied is less than a pack quantity, the sum of:
 (i) the amount calculated in accordance with section 20; and
 (ii) a dispensing fee equal to the dispensing fee for the supply of a ready prepared pharmaceutical benefit, mentioned in the determination made under paragraph 98B(1)(a) of the Act, as in force at the time of the supply of the pharmaceutical benefit; or
          (c) if a quantity of the pharmaceutical benefit that is ordered and supplied is more than a multiple of a pack quantity, the sum of:
 (i) for each pack quantity, the approved ex‑manufacturer price or the proportional ex‑manufacturer price for the pack quantity, plus the mark‑up mentioned in section 19 taken to the nearest cent, with one half cent being rounded up to 1 cent; and
 (ii) the amount calculated in accordance with section 20 for the remainder of the quantity supplied that is less than a pack quantity; and
 (iii) a dispensing fee equal to the dispensing fee for the supply of a ready prepared pharmaceutical benefit, mentioned in the determination made under paragraph 98B(1)(a)