Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1981 No. 52 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - SCHEDULE 5

SCHEDULE 5
Regulation 9 AMENDMENTS OF SCHEDULE 5 TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL
BENEFITS) REGULATIONS
1. After item 17 insert the following item:
    "17A     Calcitriol  . . . . . . . . . .    With the written authority of

the Permanent Head-
Use in hospitals for
hypocalcaemia due to renal
disease".
2. Omit item 60 substitute the following item:
    "60      Dipyridamole  . . . . . . . . .    With the written authority of

the Permanent Head-
Supplementing anticoagulants
in-Biopsy proven
glomerulo-nephritis
Mesangiocapillary renal
disease
Renal allograft
Patients with cardiac
prosthesis".
3. After item 61 insert the following item:
    "61A     Dydrogesterone Tablets  . . . .    With the written authority of

the Permanent Head-
Endometriosis, proven by
visual means".
4. Omit item 79 substitute the following item:
    "79      (1) Idoxuridine Eye Drops . . .    Eye infections caused by

Herpes Simplex Virus".

(2) Idoxuridine Eye Ointment
5. After item 129 insert the following item:
    "129A    Pindolol, Tablet 15 mg  . . . .    Hypertension where there is
an
inadequate response to not
less than 15 mg of pindolol
daily
Frequent disabling angina
without evidence of cardiac
failure where there is an
inadequate response to not
less than 15 mg of pindolol
daily".
6. Omit item 147 substitute the following items:
    "147     Sodium Cromoglycate B.P.  . . .    With the written authority of

the Permanent Head-
Capsule 10 mg
Allergic rhinitis not
responding to other treatment
    147A     Sodium Cromoglycate B.P.  . . .    With the written authority of

the Permanent Head-
Eye Drops
Vernal kerato-conjunctivitis
demonstrated by eosinophils in
conjunctival scrapings".
7. After item 155 insert the following item:
    "155A    Tamoxifen Citrate . . . . . . .    With the written authority of

the Permanent Head-
Treatment of post-menopausal
metastatic breast cancer".
8. After item 157 insert the following item:
    "157A    Tetrabenazine . . . . . . . . .    With the written authority of

the Permanent Head-
Chorea not adequately
controlled by other drug
therapy".
9. Omit item 173, substitute the following item:
    "173     Vidarabine  . . . . . . . . . .    Eye infections caused by

Herpes Simplex Virus where
idoxuridine has proved
ineffective".