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Act for the last supply of the pharmaceutical benefit to the patient before the requested supply.

3.07  Condition—no continued dispensing in previous 12 months
  The approved pharmacist must be satisfied that the patient was not supplied with the pharmaceutical benefit under subsection 89A(1) of the Act in the 12 months before the requested supply.

3.08  Condition—declaration for supply of pharmaceutical benefit
  The approved pharmacist must ensure that the patient, or an agent of the patient (other than the approved pharmacist), signs a declaration acknowledging that the patient is being supplied with the pharmaceutical benefit without the presentation of a valid prescription under Part VII of the Act.

3.09  Condition—maximum quantity of supply
 (1) The approved pharmacist must supply a maximum quantity or number of units of the pharmaceutical item in the pharmaceutical benefit determined under paragraph 85A(2)(a) of the Act.
 (2) However, where an increased maximum quantity has been determined for the pharmaceutical item in the pharmaceutical benefit, the approved pharmacist may only supply that increased maximum quantity if the last supply to the patient of the pharmaceutical benefit, or a pharmaceutical benefit that is Schedule equivalent, was on the basis of a prescription written for:
 (a) a relevant purpose for the pharmaceutical benefit; or
 (b) a relevant purpose for a pharmaceutical benefit that is Schedule equivalent to the pharmaceutical benefit.

3.10  Condition—preparing and recording information
 (1) The approved pharmacist must, when the pharmaceutical benefit is supplied:
 (a) record the information that the pharmacist used to support the pharmacist's decision to supply the pharmaceutical benefit; and
 (b) prepare information about the supply to the patient that the pharmacist will send to the PBS prescriber.
 (2) The information that must be recorded and prepared under subsection (1) must include the following:
 (a) a statement that the pharmaceutical benefit supplied is a pharmaceutical benefit covered by Schedule 1;
 (b) a statement that the conditions mentioned in sections 3.02 to 3.05 are satisfied;
 (c) a statement that the approved pharmacist is satisfied that the pharmaceutical benefit needs to be supplied to the patient to facilitate continuity of treatment.

Schedule 1—Pharmaceutical benefits that may be supplied without a prescription ‑ pharmaceutical benefits that have certain listed drugs
Note: See section 2.01.