Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00094:reg:5:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00094
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 5740–7081

a statement that the substitute benefit supplied is a pharmaceutical benefit determined under paragraph 89A(3)(a) of the Act;
 (b) a statement that the conditions in this section are satisfied;
 (c) a statement that the approved pharmacist is satisfied that the substitute benefit needs to be supplied because:
 (i) the approved pharmacist cannot supply the prescribed benefit; and
 (ii) it is not practicable for the person to obtain a prescription for the substitute benefit from a PBS prescriber before the person needs the supply of the prescribed benefit.

Arrangements to inform PBS prescriber of substitution
 (7) This subsection applies if the approved pharmacist has in place arrangements for giving, to the PBS prescriber who wrote the prescription for the prescribed benefit, written notice of the supply of the substitute benefit, within 72 hours after that supply.

Table of prescribed and substitute pharmaceutical benefits
 (8) For the purposes of subsection (1), the table is as follows.

Prescribed and substitute pharmaceutical benefits
Item                                               Column 1                                                               Column 2
                                                   Prescribed pharmaceutical benefit                                      Substitute pharmaceutical benefit