NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1980 NO. 338 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1980 NO. 338 - TABLE OF PROVISIONS 1. Commencement 2. Prescribed pharmaceutical benefits, &c., for purposes of section 88A of the Act 3. Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE 5 1980 No. 338 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 1 Commencement 1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 December 1980. 1980 No. 338 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 2 Prescribed pharmaceutical benefits, &c., for purposes of section 88A of the Act 2. Regulation 14 of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations is amended- (a) by omitting sub-regulations (1) and (2) and substituting the following sub-regulations: "(1) Each pharmaceutical benefit the name of which is specified in column 2 of an item in Schedule 5 is prescribed for the purposes of section 88A of the Act. "(2) The following circumstances are prescribed in relation to each pharmaceutical benefit the name of which is specified in column 2 of an item in Schedule 5: (a) where a class of persons is specified in column 3 of that item-that the pharmaceutical benefit is to be supplied for the treatment of a person included in that class of persons; (b) where a disease or condition is specified in column 3 of that item- (i) if sub-paragraph (ii) does not apply-that the pharmaceutical benefit is to be supplied for the treatment of that disease or condition in relation to any person; or (ii) if the disease or condition is specified in relation to a specified class of persons-that the pharmaceutical benefit is to be supplied for the treatment of that disease or condition in a person included in that class of persons; (c) where a purpose is specified in column 3 of that item-that the pharmaceutical benefit is to be supplied for that purpose; (d) where it is specified in column 3 of that item that the written authority of the Permanent Head is required-that an application for the written authority of the Permanent Head in relation to the writing of a prescription for the supply of the pharmaceutical benefit has been made by the medical practitioner intending to write the prescription and the Permanent Head has, in accordance with sub-regulation (3), approved the application."; (b) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) "under sub-regulation (2)" and substituting "referred to in paragraph (2) (d)"; (c) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) "or participating dental practitioner"; and (d) by omitting sub-regulation (4). 1980 No. 338 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 3 Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 3. Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules substituted: 1980 No. 338 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 1 Sub-regulations 10 (1) and (2) DRUGS AND MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS IN THE BRITISH PHARMACOPOEIA THAT ARE NOT TO BE SUPPLIED AS OR, EXCEPT AS SPECIALLY PROVIDED, USED IN PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS 1 Acetarsol 2 Acetomenaphthone 3 Acetomenaphthone Tablets 4 Acetrizoic Acid 5 Alclofenac 6 Alclofenac Capsules 7 Alcohol, Dehydrated 8 Alcohol (95%) 9 Almond Oil 10 Aloes 11 Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate 12 Alprenolol Hydrochloride 13 Aluminium Glycinate 14 Aluminium Hydroxide Tablets 15 Aluminium Phosphate Gel 16 Aluminium Phosphate Gel, Dried 17 Aluminium Phosphate Tablets 18 Amethocaine Hydrochloride 19 Amodiaquine Tablets 20 Amphetamine Sulphate 21 Amphetamine Sulphate Tablets 22 Ampicillin 23 Amylobarbitone 24 Amylobarbitone Tablets 25 Amylobarbitone Sodium Capsules 26 Amylobarbitone Sodium Tablets 27 Antazoline Hydrochloride 28 Antazoline Tablets 29 Anticoagulant and Preservative Solutions for Blood 30 Anti-D (Rh 0) Immunoglobulin Injection 31 Antimony Sodium Tartrate 32 Antimony Sodium Tartrate Injection 33 Apomorphine Hydrochloride 34 Apomorphine Injection 35 Arachis Oil 36 Aspirin and Caffeine Tablets 37 Aspirin and Codeine Tablets 38 Aspirin and Codeine Tablets, Soluble 39 Aspirin, Phenacetin and Codeine Tablets 40 Aspirin, Phenacetin and Codeine Tablets, Soluble 41 Atropine Eye Drops 42 Attapulgite, Activated 43 Azathioprine 44 Barbitone Sodium 45 Barbitone Sodium Tablets 46 Barium Sulphate 47 Barium Sulphate for Suspension 48 Barium Sulphate Suspension 49 Beclomethasone Cream 50 Beclomethasone Ointment 51 Belladonna Dry Extract 52 Belladonna Herb 53 Belladonna Herb, Prepared 54 Bendrofluazide 55 Benzhexol Hydrochloride 56 Benzyl Alcohol 57 Benzyl Hydroxybenzoate 58 Benzylpenicillin Tablets 59 Bephenium Hydroxynaphthoate 60 Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate 61 Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate Tablets 62 Bethanidine Sulphate 63 Biperiden 64 Bisacodyl Tablets 65 Boric Acid 66 Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 67 Busulphan 68 Butobarbitone 69 Butobarbitone Tablets 70 Butylated Hydroxyanisole 71 Butylated Hydroxytoluene 72 Butyl Hydroxybenzoate 73 Caffeine Hydrate 74 Calciferol Solution 75 Calcium Aminosalicylate 76 Calcium Gluconate Injection 77 Calcium Lactate 78 Calcium Lactate Tablets 79 Calcium Sodium Lactate 80 Camphor 81 Candicidin 82 Caraway 83 Caraway Oil 84 Carbachol Injection 85 Carbamazepine 86 Carbenoxolone Sodium 87 Carbimazole 88 Carbomer 89 Carbon Dioxide 90 Carbromal 91 Cardamom Fruit 92 Cardamom Oil 93 Cascara 94 Cascara Dry Extract 95 Cascara Liquid Extract 96 Cascara Tablets 97 Castor Oil 98 Catechu 99 Catgut, Sterilised Surgical 100 Cellacephate 101 Cellulose, Oxidised 102 Cephalexin Tablets 103 Cetomacrogal 1000 104 Cetylpyridinium Chloride 105 Chlorambucil 106 Chlorcyclizine Hydrochloride 107 Chlordiazepoxide Capsules 108 Chlordiazepoxide Hydrochloride 109 Chlorhexidine Gluconate Solution 110 Chlorhexidine Hydrochloride 111 Chlormerodrin (197 Hg) Injection 112 Chloroform 113 Chloroform and Morphine Tincture 114 Chloroquine Phospate 115 Chloroquine Phosphate Injection 116 Chloroquine Sulphate 117 Chlorothiazide 118 Chlorotrianisene 119 Chlorotrianisene Capsules 120 Chloroxylenol 121 Chloroxylenol Solution 122 Chlorphenesin 123 Chlorpheniramine Injection 124 Chlorproguanil Hydrochloride 125 Chlorproguanil Tablets 126 Chlorpropamide 127 Chlortetracycline Capsules 128 Chlorthalidone 129 Cholecalciferol 130 Choline Theophyllinate Tablets 131 Cinchocaine Hydrochloride 132 Cinnamon 133 Cinnamon Oil 134 Clofibrate 135 Clomiphene Citrate 136 Clomiphene Tablets 137 Cochineal 138 Cod-liver Oil 139 Colchicine 140 Colchicum Corm 141 Colchicum Liquid Extract 142 Colchicum Tincture 143 Colistin Tablets 144 Colophony 145 Concentrated Peppermint Water 146 Coriander 147 Coriander Oil 148 Corticotrophin 149 Corticotrophin Injection 150 Corticotrophin Gelatin Injection 151 Corticotrophin Zinc Injection 152 Cortisone Acetate 153 Cortisone Injection 154 Co-trimoxazole Injection 155 Co-trimoxazole Tablets, Dispersible 156 Cresol 157 Crotamiton 158 Cyanocobalamin 159 Cyanocobalamin (57 Co) 160 Cyanocobalamin (57 Co) Solution 161 Cyanocobalamin (58 Co) 162 Cyanocobalamin (58 Co) Solution 163 Cyclobarbitone Calcium 164 Cyclobarbitone Tablets 165 Cyclomethycaine Sulphate 166 Cyclopenthiazide 167 Cyclopentolate Hydrochloride 168 Cyclopropane 169 Cycloserine 170 Cycloserine Capsules 171 Cycloserine Tablets 172 Debrisoquine Sulphate 173 Demeclocycline Capsules 174 Demeclocycline Hydrochloride 175 Deoxycortone Acetate 176 Deoxycortone Acetate Implants 177 Deoxycortone Acetate Injection 178 Dequalinium Acetate 179 Dequalinium Chloride 180 Desferrioxamine Mesylate 181 Desipramine Hydrochloride 182 Deslanoside 183 Deslanoside Injection 184 Dexamphetamine Sulphate 185 Dextran 110 Injection 186 Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide 187 Dextromethorphan Tablets 188 Dextropropoxyphene Capsules 189 Dextropropoxyphene Hydrochloride 190 Dextropropoxyphene Napsylate 191 Dextrose 192 Diamorphine Hydrochloride 193 Diamorphine Injection 194 Diazepam Capsules 195 Diazoxide 196 Diazoxide Tablets 197 Dibromopropamidine Isethionate 198 Dichloralphenazone 199 Dichloralphenazone Tablets 200 Dichlorophen 201 Dichlorophen Tablets 202 Dichlorphenamide 203 Dicophane 204 Dicyclomine Tablets 205 Diethylcarbamazine Citrate 206 Diethylcarbamazine Tablets 207 Diethyltoluamide 208 Digitalis Leaf 209 Digitalis, Prepared 210 Digitalis Tablets, Prepared 211 Digitoxin 212 Digitoxin Tablets 213 Digoxin Paediatric Injection 214 Dihydrocodeine Injection 215 Dihydrocodeine Tablets 216 Di-iodohydroxyquinoline Tablets 217 Diloxanide Furoate 218 Dilute Alcohols 219 Dimenhydrinate 220 Dimenhydrinate Injection 221 Dimenhydrinate Tablets 222 Dimercaprol 223 Dimethisterone 224 Dimethisterone Tablets 225 Dimethyl Phthalate 226 Dimethyl Sulphoxide 227 Diodone Injection 228 Diphenhydramine Injection 229 Diphtheria Vaccine 230 Diphtheria and Tetanus Vaccine 231 Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis Vaccine, Adsorbed 232 Diphtheria, Tetanus and Poliomyelitis Vaccine 233 Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Poliomyelitis Vaccine 234 Dipipanone Hydrochloride 235 Dipipanone Injection 236 Disulfiram 237 Disulfiram Tablets 238 Dodecyl Gallate 239 Domiphen Bromide 240 Dothiepin Capsules 241 Dothiepin Hydrochloride 242 Dried Human Factor IX Fraction 243 Dydrogesterone 244 Dydrogesterone Tablets 245 Edrophonium Chloride 246 Edrophonium Injection 247 Eltor Vaccine 248 Emetine and Bismuth Iodide 249 Emetine and Bismuth Iodide Tablets 250 Emetine Hydrochloride 251 Emetine Injection 252 Ephedrine 253 Ergometrine Maleate 254 Ergotamine Injection 255 Erthromycin Estolate Capsules 256 Ethacrynic Acid 257 Ethambutol Hydrochloride 258 Ethamubutol Tablets 259 Ethchlorvynol 260 Ethchlorvynol Capsules 261 Ether Anaesthetic 262 Ether Solvent 263 Ethionamide 264 Ethionamide Tablets 265 Ethisterone 266 Ethisterone Tablets 267 Ethopropazine Hydrochloride 268 Ethopropazine Tablets 269 Ethotoin 270 Ethotoin Tablets 271 Ethyl Chloride 272 Ethylenediamine Hydrate 273 Ethyl Gallate 274 Ethyl Hydroxybenzoate 275 Ethylmorphine Hydrochloride 276 Ethyloestrenol 277 Ethyl Oleate 278 Eucalyptus Oil 279 Eugenol 280 Fenfluramine Hydrochloride 281 Fenfluramine Tablets 282 Fentanyl Citrate 283 Ferric Citrate (59 Fe) Injection 284 Ferrous Fumarate 285 Ferrous Succinate 286 Ferrous Succinate Capsules 287 Ferrous Succinate Tablets 288 Ferrous Sulphate Tablets 289 Fludrocortisone Acetate 290 Flufenamic Acid 291 Flufenamic Acid Capsules 292 Fluocinolone Acetonide 293 Fluorescein Sodium 294 Fluoxymesterone 295 Fluphenazine Decanoate 296 Fluphenazine Enanthate 297 Fractionated Coconut Oil 298 Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil 299 Furazolidone 300 Gallamine Injection 301 Gallamine Triethiodide 302 Gas Gangrene Antitoxin (Oedematiens) 303 Gas Gangrene Antitoxin (Perfringens) 304 Gas Gangrene Antitoxin (Septicum) 305 Gelatin 306 Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable 307 Gentamicin Sulphate 308 Gentian 309 Ginger 310 Glibenclamide 311 Globin Zinc Insulin Injection 312 Glucagon 313 Glutethimide 314 Glutethimide Tablets 315 Glyceryl Trinitrate Solution, Concentrated 316 Glycine 317 Gold (198 Au) Injection 318 Griseofulvin 319 Guanethidine Monosulphate 320 Halibut-liver Oil 321 Halibut-liver Oil Capsules 322 Halothane 323 Halquinol 324 Helium 325 Heparin 326 Hexachlorophane 327 Hexylresorcinol 328 Histamine Acid Phosphate 329 Histamine Acid Phosphate Injection 330 Homatropine Eye Drops 331 Human Albumin 332 Human Albumin, Dried 333 Human Albumin Fraction (Saline) 334 Human Albumin Fraction (Saline), Dried 335 Human Antihaemophilic Fraction, Dried 336 Human Antitetanus Immunoglobulin Injection 337 Human Antivaccinia Immunoglobulin Injection 338 Human Blood, Whole 339 Human Fibrinogen, Dried 340 Human Fibrinogen for Isotopic Labelling, Dried 341 Human Normal Immunoglobulin Injection 342 Human Plasma, Dried 343 Human Red Blood Corpuscles, Concentrated 344 Human Serum, Dried 345 Human Thrombin, Dried 346 Hydrocortisone Hydrogen Succinate 347 Hydrocortisone Ointment 348 Hydroflumethiazide 349 Hydroxocobalamin 350 Hydroxocobalamin Injection 351 Hydroxychloroquine Sulphate 352 Hydroxyprogesterone Hexanoate 353 Hydroxyprogesterone Injection 354 Hyoscine Injection 355 Hyoscine Eye Ointment 356 Hyoscine Tablets 357 Hyoscyamus 358 Ibuprofen 359 Indigo Carmine 360 Indomethacin 361 Influenza Vaccine 362 Influenza Vaccine, Adsorbed 363 Influenza Vaccine Live (Intranasal) 364 Industrial Methylated Spirit 365 Intracutaneous Typhoid-paratyphoid A & B Vaccine 366 Inulin 367 Inulin Injection 368 Iodinated (125 I) Human Albumin Injection 369 Iodinated (131 I) Human Albumin Injection 370 Iodipamide Meglumine Injection 371 Iodised Oil Fluid Injection 372 Iopanoic Acid 373 Iopanoic Acid Tablets 374 Iophendylate Injection 375 Iothalamic Acid 376 Ipecacuanha 377 Ipecacuanha, Prepared 378 Isocarboxazid 379 Isocarboxazid Tablets 380 Isoniazid 381 Isoprenaline Sulphate 382 Isoprenaline Tablets 383 Kanamycin Acid Sulphate 384 Kanamycin Sulphate 385 Kaolin, Heavy 386 Laevulose 387 Laevulose Injection 388 Lanatoside C 389 Lemon Peel, Dried 390 Levallorphan Injection 391 Levallorphan Tartrate 392 Levamisole Hydrochloride 393 Levorphanol Injection 394 Levorphanol Tablets 395 Levorphanol Tartrate 396 Lignocaine and Adrenaline Injection 397 Lincomycin Capsules 398 Lincomycin Hydrochloride 399 Liothyronine Sodium 400 Liquorice 401 Lithium Carbonate 402 Lymecycline 403 Lymecycline and Procaine Injection 404 Lymecycline Capsules 404A Lynoestrenol 405 Macrosalb (131 I) Injection 406 Macrogol 300 407 Macrogol 1540 408 Macrogol 4000 409 Magnesium Stearate 410 Magnesium Sulphate Dried 411 Maize Oil 412 Male Fern 413 Male Fern Extract 414 Maleic Acid 415 Mannitol 416 Measles Vaccine (Live Attenuated) 417 Meclozine Hydrochloride 418 Mefanamic Acid 419 Mefenamic Acid Capsules 420 Megestrol Acetate 421 Meglumine 422 Meglumine Diatrizoate Injection 423 Meglumine Iothalamate Injection 424 Melarsoprol Injection 425 Melphalan 426 Melphalan Injection 427 Menotrophin 428 Menotrophin Injection 429 Mepacrine Hydrochloride 430 Mepacrine Tablets 431 Mephentermine Injection 432 Mephentermine Sulphate 433 Meprobamate 434 Meprobamate Tablets 435 Mepyramine Injection 436 Mepyramine Maleate 437 Mepyramine Tablets 438 Mercaptopurine 439 Mersalyl Acid 440 Mersalyl Injection 441 Metaraminol Injection 442 Metaraminol Tartrate 443 Methacycline Hydrochloride 444 Methandienone 445 Methaqualone 446 Methisazone 447 Methisazone Mixture 448 Methohexitone Injection 449 Methoin 450 Methoserpidine 451 Methoserpidine Tablets 452 Methoxyflurane 453 Methylamphetamine Hydrochloride 454 Methylamphetamine Injection 455 Methylamphetamine Tablets 456 Methylcellulose 450 457 Methyldopa 458 Methyldopate Hydrochloride 459 Methyldopate Injection 460 Methylene Blue 461 Methylergometrine Injection 462 Methylergometrine Maleate 463 Methylhydroxybenzoate 464 Methyl Nicotinate 465 Methylprednisolone Acetate 466 Methylprednisolone Tablets 467 Methyltestosterone 468 Methylthiouracil 469 Methylthiouracil Tablets 470 Methyprylone 471 Methyprylone Tablets 472 Methysergide Maleate 473 Metoclopramide Hydrochloride 474 Metronidazole 475 Metryrapone 476 Metryrapone Capsules 477 Monosulfiram 478 Monosulfiram Solution 479 Morphine Sulphate Tablets 480 Nalorphine Hydrobromide 481 Nandrolone Decanoate 482 Nandrolone Phenylpropionate 483 Naproxen 484 Neostigmine Bromide 485 Nialamide 486 Nialamide Tablets 487 Niclosamide 488 Nicotinamide 489 Nicotinic Acid 490 Nicoumalone 491 Nicoumalone Tablets 492 Nikethamide 493 Nikethamide Injection 494 Nitrazepam 495 Nitrofurazone 496 Nitrous Oxide 497 Noradrenaline Injection 498 Norethandrolone 499 Norethandrolone Tablets 500 Nortriptyline Capsules 501 Noscapine 502 Novobiocin Calcium 503 Novobiocin Sodium 504 Novobiocin Tablets 505 Nux Vomica 506 Nux Vomica Liquid Extract 507 Octaphonium Chloride 508 Octyl Gallate 509 Oestradiol Benzoate 510 Oestradiol Benzoate Injection 511 Olive Oil 512 Opium 513 Opium, Powdered 514 Orange Peel, Dried Bitter 515 Orciprenaline Injection 516 Orphenadrine Citrate 517 Orphenadrine Hydrochloride 518 Oxygen 519 Oxymetholone 520 Oxyphenbutazone 521 Oxyphenbutazone Tablets 522 Oxyphencyclimine Hydrochloride 523 Oxyphencyclimine Tablets 524 Oxytetracycline Dihydrate 525 Oxytetracycline Tablets 526 Oxytocin Tablets 527 Pancreatin 528 Pancreatin Granules 529 Pancreatin Tablets 530 Pancuronium Bromide 531 Pancuronium Injection 532 Papaverine Hydrochloride 533 Paramethadione 534 Paramethadione Capsules 535 Penicillamine Hydrochloride 536 Pentaerythritol Tablets 537 Pentagastrin 538 Pentagastrin Injection 539 Pentamidine Injection 540 Pentamidine Isethionate 541 Pentazocine 542 Pentazocine Hydrochloride 543 Pentazocine Tablets 544 Pentobarbitone Capsules 545 Pentobarbitone Sodium 546 Pentobarbitone Tablets 547 Pentolinium Tartrate 548 Peppermint Oil 549 Perphenazine 550 Perphenazine Tablets 551 Pertussis Vaccine 552 Pertussis Vaccine, Adsorbed 553 Pethidine Hydrochloride 554 Pethidine Tablets 555 Phenacetin 556 Phenazocine Hydrobromide 557 Phenazocine Injection 558 Phenazocine Tablets 559 Phenazone 560 Phenelzine Sulphate 561 Phenformin Hydrochloride 562 Phenformin Tablets 563 Phenindamine Tablets 564 Phenindamine Tartrate 565 Phenindione 566 Phenmetrazine Hydrochloride 567 Phenmetrazine Tablets 568 Phenobarbitone Sodium Tablets 569 Phenol and Glycerol Injection 570 Phenolphthalein 571 Phenolphthalein Tablets 572 Phenoxybenzamine Hydrochloride 573 Phenoxymethylpenicillin 574 Phenoxymethylpenicillin Calcium 575 Phenoxymethylpenicillin Potassium 576 Phentolamine Injection 577 Phentolamine Mesylate 578 Phenylephrine Injection 579 Phenylpropanolamine Hydrochloride 580 Phosphoric Acid 581 Physostigmine Eye Drops 582 Physostigmine Sulphate 582A Phytomenadione 583 Phytomenadione Tablets 584 Pilocarpine Eye Drops 585 Piperazine Adipate 586 Piperazine Adipate Tablets 587 Piperazine Citrate 588 Piperazine Hydrate 589 Piperazine Phosphate 590 Piperazine Phosphate Tablets 591 Poldine Methylsulphate 592 Poldine Tablets 593 Poliomyelitis Vaccine (Inactivated) 594 Poliomyelitis Vaccine (Oral) 595 Polysorbate 20 596 Polysorbate 60 597 Polysorbate 80 598 Polythiazide 599 Polythiazide Tablets 600 Potassium Bromide 601 Potassium Chloride and Dextrose Injection 602 Potassium Chloride and Sodium Chloride Injection 603 Potassium Chloride, Sodium Chloride and Dextrose Injection 604 Potassium Chloride Tablets 605 Potassium Hydroxide 606 Potassium Nitrate 607 Povidone-Iodine Solution 608 Practolol 609 Practolol Injection 610 Practolol Tablets 611 Prednisolone Pivalate 612 Prednisolone Pivalate Injection 613 Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate Injection 614 Prednisone 615 Pregelatinised Maize Starch 616 Prilocaine Hydrochloride 617 Primaquine Phosphate 618 Primidone 619 Probenecid 620 Procainamide Tablets 621 Procaine and Adrenaline Injection 622 Prochlorperazine Maleate 623 Prochlorperazine Mesylate 624 Procyclidine Hydrochloride 625 Progesterone 626 Progesterone Injection 627 Proguanil Hydrochloride 628 Promazine Hydrochloride 629 Promazine Injection 630 Promazine Tablets 631 Promethazine Theoclate 632 Propanidid 633 Propantheline Bromide 634 Propicillin Potassium 635 Propicillin Tablets 636 Propranolol Hydrochloride 637 Propyl Gallate 638 Propyl Hydroxybenzoate 639 Propyliodone 640 Propyliodone Injection 641 Propyliodone Oily Injection 642 Propylthiouracil 643 Protriptyline Hydrochloride 644 Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride 645 Pyrazinamide 646 Pyridostigmine Bromide 647 Pyroxylin 648 Quillaia 649 Quinalbarbitone Capsules 650 Quinalbarbitone Sodium 651 Quinalbarbitone Tablets 652 Quinine Bisulphate 653 Quinine Dihydrochloride 654 Quinine Dihydrochloride Injection 655 Quinine Hydrochloride 656 Quinine Sulphate 657 Rabies Antiserum 658 Rabies Vaccine 659 Reserpine Tablets 660 Rifampicin 661 Rubella Vaccine (Live Attenuated) 662 Saccharin 663 Saccharin Sodium 664 Schick Test Toxin 665 Schick Control 666 Scorpion Venom Antiserum 667 Secbutobarbitone 668 L-Selenomethionine (75 Se) Injection 669 Senna Fruit 670 Senna Tablets 671 Serum Gonadotrophin 672 Serum Gonadotrophin Injection 673 Sesame Oil 674 Silver Nitrate, Toughened 675 Slow Lithium Carbonate Tablets 676 Slow Orphenadrine Citrate Tablets 677 Smallpox Vaccine, Dried 678 Soda Lime 679 Sodium Acetrizoate Injection 680 Sodium Aminosalicylate 681 Sodium Aurothiomalate 682 Sodium Bicarbonate Compound Tablets 683 Sodium Bromide 684 Sodium Butyl Hydroxybenzoate 685 Sodium Calciumedetate 686 Sodium Calciumedetate Injection 687 Sodium Chloride Tablets 688 Sodium Chromate (51 Cr) Solution 689 Sodium Citrate Tablets 690 Sodium Diatrizoate 691 Sodium Diatrizoate Injection 692 Sodium Fluoride 693 Sodium Fusidate Capsules 694 Sodium Hydroxide 695 Sodium Iodide (131 I) Injection 696 Sodium Iodide (125 I) Solution 697 Sodium Iodide (131 I) Solution 698 Sodium Iodohippurate (131 I) Injection 699 Sodium Iothalamate Injection 700 Sodium Lauryl Sulphate 701 Sodium Methyl Hydroxybenzoate 702 Sodium Pertechnetate (99 mTc) Injection 703 Sodium Phosphate (32 P) Injection 704 Sodium Propionate 705 Sodium Propyl Hydroxybenzoate 706 Sodium Stibogluconate 707 Sodium Stibogluconate Injection 708 Sodium Sulphate 709 Sodium Thiosulphate 710 Sorbitol 711 Sorbitol Injection 712 Spironolactone 713 Stanolone 714 Stanolone Tablets 715 Sterilizable Maize Starch 716 Stilboestrol 717 Stramonium 718 Strong Potassium Chloride Solution 719 Sulfadoxine 720 Sulphacetamide Eye Ointment 721 Sulphadimethoxine 722 Sulphadimethoxine Tablets 723 Sulphadimidine 724 Sulphadimidine Injection 725 Sulphadimidine Sodium 726 Sulphamethoxydiazine 727 Sulphamethoxypyridazine 728 Sulphapyridine 729 Sulphinpyrazone 730 Sulphobromophthalein Sodium 731 Sulphomyxin Injection 732 Sulphomyxin Sodium 733 Sulthiame 734 Suxamethonium Bromide 735 Suxamethonium Bromide Injection 736 Suxamethonium Chloride 737 Suxamethonium Chloride Injection 738 Tartaric Acid 739 Terpineol 740 Testosterone 741 Testosterone Implants 742 Testosterone Phenylpropionate Injection 743 Tetanus and Pertussis Vaccine 744 Tetanus Antitoxin 745 Tetanus Vaccine 746 Tetrachloroethylene 747 Tetrachloroethylene Capsules 748 Tetracosactrin Acetate 749 Tetracycline Injections 750 Tetracycline Tablets 751 Theobroma Oil 752 Theophylline Hydrate 753 Thiabendazole 754 Thiambutosine 755 Thiambutosine Tablets 756 Thiamine Hydrochloride 757 Thiomersal 758 Thiopentone Sodium 759 Thiopentone Injection 760 Thymoxamine Hydrochloride 761 Thymoxamine Tablets 762 Thyroid 763 Thyroid Tablets 764 Thyroxine Sodium 765 Tolazoline Hydrochloride 766 Tolazoline Tablets 767 Tolbutamide 768 Tolnaftate 769 Tranylcypromine Sulphate 770 Triamterene Capsules 771 Trichloroethylene 772 Triclofos Sodium 773 Triclofos Tablets 774 Trimeprazine Tartrate 775 Trimipramine Maleate 776 Trisodium Edatate Injection 777 Tropicamide 778 Troxidone 779 Troxidone Capsules 780 Tuberculin, Old 781 Tubocurarine Chloride 782 Tubocurarine Injection 783 Turpentine Oil 784 Typhoid and Tetanus Vaccine 785 Typhoid-paratyphoid A and B Vaccine 786 Typhoid-paratyphoid A and B and Tetanus Vaccine 787 Typhoid-paratyphoid A and B and Cholera Vaccine 788 Undecenoic Acid 789 Urea Injection 790 Vasopressin Injection 791 Vinyl Ether 792 Viomycin Sulphate 793 Viomycin Sulphate Injection 794 Vitamin A Ester Concentrate 795 Warfarin Sodium 796 Xenon (133 Xe) Injection 797 Xylose 798 Yellow Fever Vaccine 799 Zinc Undecenoate 800 Zinc Undecenoate Ointment ---------- 1980 No. 338 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 2 Sub-regulations 10 (3) and (4) ALLOWABLE COMPOUNDS (IF ANY) OF CERTAIN DRUGS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Pharmaceutical benefit Allowable compounds (if any) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 1 Acepifylline . . . . . . . - 2 Acetylcysteine . . . . . . - 3 Acetylsulphafurazole . . . - 4 Acrylic Resin . . . . . . . - 5 Adrenaline Acid Tartrate, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . Pilocarpine Hydrochloride, B.P., with Adrenaline Acid Tartrate, B.P. 6 Adrenaline Hydrocholride . - 7 "ALBUMAID XP" . . . . . . - 8 Aluminium Sodium Silicate . - 9 Amiloride Hydrochloride . . Hydrocholrothiazide, B.P., with Amiloride Hydrochloride 10 Aminocaproic Acid . . . . . - 11 "AMINOGRAN FOOD SUPPLEMENT" - 12 "AMINOGRAN MINERAL MIXTURE" - 13 Aminophylline . . . . . . . - 14 Amoxycillin Trihydrate . . Purified Water, B.P., with Amoxycillin Trihydrate 15 Amphotericin . . . . . . . - 16 Ampicillin Trihydrate . . . Purified Water, B.P., with Ampicillin Trihydrate 17 Antazoline Sulphate . . . . Naphazoline Nitrate with Antazoline Sulphate 18 Ascorbic Acid . . . . . . . Ferrous Sulphate mixture and Ferrous Sulphate mixture C.F. of the Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary Ferrous Sulphate mixture Prescribers' List Ferrous Sulphate mixture Prescribers' List Children's Section 19 Atropine Sulphate B.P. . . Difenoxin Hydrochloride with Atropine Sulphate B.P. 20 Bacitracin . . . . . . . . Neomycin Sulphate with Polymyxin B Sulphate and Bacitracin 21 Bacitracin Zinc . . . . . . Neomycin Undecenoate with Bacitracin Zinc Polymyxin B Sulphate with Neomycin Sulphate and Bacitracin Zinc 22 "BANISH" . . . . . . . . - 23 Beclomethasone Dipropionate - 24 Benzathine Penicillin . . . Procaine Penicillin with Benzylpenicillin Potassium and Benzathine Penicillin 25 Benzyl Benzoate, B.P. . . . - 26 Benzyl Benzoate Application, B.P. . . . . . - 27 Benzylpenicillin Potassium Benzathine Penicillin with Procaine Penicillin and Benzylpenicillin Potassium 28 Benzylpenicillin Sodium . . Procaine Penicillin with Benzylpenicillin Sodium 29 Betamathasone . . . . . . . Betamethasone Acetate with Betamethasone 30 Betamethasone Acetate . . . Betamethasone with Betamethasone Acetate 31 Betamethasone Dipropionate - 32 Betamethasone Phosphate . . - 33 Betamethasone Valerate . . - 34 Bisacodyl . . . . . . . . . Dioctyl Sodium Sulphosuccinate, B.P.C., with Bisacodyl 35 Brompheniramine Maleate . . - 36 Bufexamac . . . . . . . . . - 37 Butyl Monoester Polymer . . Butyl Monoester Polymer with Isopropyl Alcohol 38 Calciferol . . . . . . . . - 39 Calcium Chloride . . . . . Sodium Chloride, B.P., with Potassium Chloride and Calcium Chloride in Water for Injections 40 Calcium Lactate-Gluconate . Calcium Carbonate, B.P., with Calcium Lactate-Gluconate 41 Carbidopa . . . . . . . . . Levodopa, B.P., with Carbidopa 42 Cephalexin . . . . . . . . Purified Water, B.P., with Cephalexin 43 Cephradine . . . . . . . . Purified Water, B.P., with Cephradine 44 Ceratonia, B.P.C. 1949 . . - 45 Chloramine, B.P.C. . . . . - 46 Chloramphenicol, B.P. . . . Polymyxin B Sulphate with Chloramphenicol, B.P. 47 Chloramphenicol Palmitate, B.P.C. . . . . . . . . . . - 48 Chlorhexidine Gluconate . . - 49 Chlorpheniramine Maleate . - 50 Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride . . . . . . . - 51 Chlortetracycline . . . . . - 52 Chlortetracycline Hydrochloride . . . . . . . - 53 Choline Theophyllinate . . Guaiphenesin, B.P.C., with Choline Theophyllinate 54 Clemizole Tannate . . . . . - 55 Clindamycin Palmitate Hydrochloride . . . . . . . Purified Water, B.P., with Clindamycin Palmitate Hydrochloride 56 Clotrimazole . . . . . . . - 57 Cloxacillin Sodium . . . . Purified Water, B.P., with Cloxacillin Sodium 58 Colistin Sulphate . . . . . Neomycin Sulphate with Colistin Sulphate 59 Cortisone Acetate . . . . . - 60 Cyclizine Hydrochloride . . Ergotamine Tartrate with Caffeine and Cyclizine Hydrochloride 61 Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride . . . . . . . - 62 Danthron . . . . . . . . . Dioctyl Sodium Sulphosuccinate, B.P.C., with Danthron 63 Dapsone B.P. . . . . . . . Pyrimethamine with Dapsone 64 "DE-LACT INFANT" . . . . - 65 Desmopressin . . . . . . . - 66 Dexamethasone . . . . . . . Framycetin Sulphate with Gramicidin and Dexamethasone 67 Dexamethasone Metasulphobenzoate Framycetin Sulphate with Gramicidin and Dexamethasone Metasulphobenzoate 68 Dexchlorpheniramine Maleate - 69 Diazepam . . . . . . . . . - 70 Dicyclomine Hydrochloride . Doxylamine Succinate with Pyridoxine Hydrochloride and Dicyclomine Hydrochloride 71 Dienoestrol . . . . . . . . - 72 Difenoxin Hydrochloride . . Atropine Sulphate, B.P., with Difenoxin Hydrochloride 73 "DIGESTELACT" . . . . . . - 74 Digoxin . . . . . . . . . . - 75 Dihydrocodeine Tartrate . . - 76 Dimethicone, B.P.C. . . . . - 77 Dioctyl Sodium Sulphosuccinate, B.P.C. Bisacodyl with Dioctyl Sodium Sulphosuccinate, B.P.C. Danthron with Dioctyl Sodium Sulphosuccinate, B.P.C. 78 Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride . Ergotamine Tartrate with Caffeine Citrate and Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride 79 Diphenoxylate Hydrochloride Atropine Sulphate with Diphenoxylate Hydrochloride 80 Diphenylpyraline Hydrochloride . . . . . . . - 81 Diphtheria Vaccine Adsorbed Diphtheria and Tetanus Vaccine, Adsorbed 82 Doxylamine Succinate . . . Dicyclomine Hydrochloride with Pyridoxine Hydrochloride and Doxylamine Succinate 83 Econazole Nitrate . . . . . - 84 Ecothiopate Iodide . . . . - 85 Ergotamine Tartrate . . . . Caffeine Citrate with Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride and Ergotamine Tartrate Caffeine with Cyclizine Hydrochloride and Ergotamine Tartrate Caffeine with Ergotamine Tartrate 86 Erythromycin Estolate . . . - 87 Erythromcyin Ethylsuccinate Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate with Purified Water, B.P. 88 Erythromycin Stearate . . . - 89 Ethinyloestradiol . . . . . Ethynodiol Diacetate with Ethinyloestradiol Levonorgestrel with Ethinyloestradiol Norethisterone with Ethinyloestradiol Norethisterone Acetate with Ethinyloestradiol Norgestrel with Ethinyloestradiol 90 Ethosuximide . . . . . . . - 91 Ethynodiol Diacetate . . . Ethinyloestradiol with Ethynodiol Diacetate Mestranol with Ethynodiol Diacetate 92 Fenoterol Hydrobromide . . - 93 Ferrous Aminoacetosulphate - 94 Fluclorolone Acetonide . . - 95 Flumethasone Pivalate . . . Clioquinol with Flumethasone Pivalate 96 Fluocortolone Hexanoate . . Fluocortolone Pivalate with Fluocortolone Hexanoate 97 Fluocortolone Pivalate . . Fluocortolone Hexanoate with Fluocortolone Pivalate 98 Fluphenazine Hydrochloride - 99 Folic Acid . . . . . . . . Ferrous Sulphate (Dried), B.P., with Folic Acid, B.P. 100 Framycetin Sulphate . . . . Dexamethasone with Framycetin Sulphate and Gramicidin Gramicidin and Dexamethasone Metasulphobenzoate with Framycetin Sulphate 101 Frusemide . . . . . . . . . - 102 Fusidic Acid . . . . . . . - 103 "GALACTOMIN, FORMULA No. 17" - 104 "GALACTOMIN, FORMULA No. 19" - 105 Gamma Benzene Hexachloride - 106 Gamma Benzene Hexachloride Cream, B.P. - 107 Glucose and Ketone Indicator-Urine - 108 Glucose Indicator-Blood . . - 109 Glucose Indicator-Urine . . - 110 "GLUCOSE NUTRAMIGEN" . - 111 Gramicidin . . . . . . . . Framycetin Sulphate with Dexamethasone and Gramicidin Framycetin Sulphate with Dexamethasone Metasulphobenzoate and Gramicidin Neomycin Sulphate with Nystatin, Triamcinolone Acetonide and Gramicidin Polymyxin B Sulphate with Neomycin Sulphate and Gramicidin 112 Guaiphenesin, B.P.C. . . . Theophylline with Guaiphenesin, B.P.C. 113 Hydrochlorothiazide, B.P. . Amiloride Hydrochloride with Hydrochlorothiazide, B.P. Triamterene, B.P., with Hydrochlorothiazide, B.P. 114 Hydrocortisone . . . . . . Natamycin with Neomycin Sulphate and Hydrocortisone Neomycin Sulphate with Hydrocortisone Polymyxin B Sulphate with Neomycin Sulphate and Hydrocortisone 115 Hydrocortisone Acetate . . Neomycin Sulphate with Hydrocortisone Acetate 116 Hyoscine Hydrobromide, B.P. Atropine Sulphate, B.P. with Hyoscyamine Hydrobromide and Hyoscine Hydrobromide, B.P. Atropine Sulphate, B.P. with Hyoscyamine Sulphate and Hyoscine Hydrobromide, B.P. Papaveretum with Hyoscine Hydrobromide, B.P. 117 Hyoscyamine Hydrobromide . Atropine Sulphate, B.P. with Hyoscine Hydrobromide, B.P. and Hyoscyamine Hydrobromide 118 Hyoscyamine Sulphate . . . Atropine Sulphate, B.P., with Hyoscine Hydrobromide, B.P., and Hyoscyamine Sulphate 119 Idoxuridine . . . . . . . . - 120 Insulin Injection, Neutral Specially Purified Insulin Isophane Injection, Specially Purified and Insulin Injection, Neutral Specially Purified 121 Insulin Isophane Injection, Specially Purified Insulin Injection, Neutral Specially Purified and Insulin Isophane Injection, Specially Purified 122 "ISOMIL" . . . . . . . . - 123 Isoprenaline Hydrochloride - 124 Isopropyl Alcohol B.P. . . Butyl Monoester Polymer with Isopropyl Alcohol B.P. Isopropyl Monoester Polymer with Isopropyl Alcohol B.P. 125 Isopropyl Monoester Polymer Isopropyl Alcohol B.P. with Isopropyl Monoester Polymer 126 "KETOVITE" Liquid . . . . - 127 Lauryldimethylbenzyl Ammonium Chloride "TERIC N8" with Lauryldimethylbenzyl Ammonium Chloride 128 Levodopa, B.P. . . . . . . Benserazide with Levodopa, B.P. Carbidopa with Levodopa, B.P. 129 Levonorgestrel . . . . . . Levonorgestrel with Ethinyloestradiol 130 "LOCASOL" . . . . . . . . - 131 "LOFENALAC" . . . . . . . - 132 Lypressin . . . . . . . . . - 133 Magnesium Aluminium Hydroxide . . . . . . . . . - 134 Magnesium Chloride . . . . Sodium Chloride with Sodium Acetate, Sodium Gluconate, Potassium Chloride and Magnesium Chloride 135 Magnesium Hydroxide, B.P.C. Aluminium Hydroxide Gel Dried with Magnesium Hydroxide, B.P.C. Aluminium Hydroxide Gel Dried with Magnesium Trisilicate and Magnesium Hydroxide, B.P.C. Aluminium Hydroxide Gel with Magnesium Hydroxide, B.P.C. Aluminium Hydroxide Gel with Magnesium Hydroxide, B.P.C., and Oxethazaine 136 Mebhydrolin Napadisylate, B.P.C. 1968 - 137 Medrysone . . . . . . . . . - 138 Mestranol . . . . . . . . . Ethynodiol Diacetate with Mestranol Norethisterone with Mestranol Norethynodrel with Mestranol 139 Methylprednisolone . . . . - 140 Naphazoline Hydrochloride . - 141 Naphazoline Nitrate . . . . Antazoline Sulphate with Naphazoline Nitrate 142 Natamycin . . . . . . . . . Neomycin Sulphate with Hydrocortisone and Natamycin 143 Neomycin Sulphate . . . . . Bacitracin with Polymyxin B Sulphate and Neomycin Sulphate Colistin Sulphate with Neomycin Sulphate Gramicidin with Nystatin, Triamcinolone Acetonide and Neomycin Sulphate Hydrocortisone Acetate with Neomycin Sulphate Hydrocortisone with Neomycin Sulphate Natamycin with Hydrocortisone and Neomycin Sulphate Polymyxin B Sulphate with Bacitracin Zinc and Neomycin Sulphate Polymyxin B Sulphate with Gramicidin and Neomycin Sulphate Polymyxin B Sulphate with Hydrocortisone and Neomycin Sulphate 144 Neomycin Undecenoate . . . Bacitracin Zinc with Neomycin Undecenoate 145 Neostigmine Methylsulphate - 146 Nitrofurantoin . . . . . . - 147 Noradrenaline Acid Tartrate - 148 Norethisterone . . . . . . Ethinyloestradiol with Norethisterone Mestranol with Norethisterone 149 Norethisterone Acetate . . Ethinyloestradiol with Norethisterone Acetate 150 Norethynodrel . . . . . . . Mestranol with Norethynodrel 151 Norgestrel . . . . . . . . Ethinyloestradiol with Norgestrel 152 Nortriptyline Hydrochloride - 153 Nystatin . . . . . . . . . Gramicidin with Neomycin Sulphate, Triamcinolone Acetonide and Nystatin Tetracycline, B.P.C., with a buffering agent and Nystatin Tetracycline Hydrochloride with Nystatin 154 Orciprenaline Sulphate . . - 155 Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride, B.P. - 156 Oxethazaine . . . . . . . . Aluminium Hydroxide Gel with Magnesium Hydroxide, B.P.C., and Oxethazaine 157 Pancreatin Enzyme, 4 times U.S.N.F.XIII strength - 158 Papaveretum, B.P.C. . . . . Hyoscine Hydrobromide with Papaveretum, B.P.C. 159 Pectin . . . . . . . . . . Kaolin Light B.P. or Light Kaolin (Natural) B.P. with Pectin 160 Pericyazine . . . . . . . . - 161 Phenethicillin Potassium . Purified Water, B.P., with Phenethicillin Potassium 162 Pheniramine Maleate . . . . - 163 Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Benzathine or Hydrabamine salt) - 164 Phenytoin, B.P.C. . . . . . - 165 Pholcodine . . . . . . . . - 166 Pituitary (Posterior Lobe), Powdered, B.P.C. - 167 "PK AID I" . . . . . . . - 168 "PK AID II" . . . . . . . - 169 Polyisobutylene . . . . . . - 170 Polymyxin B Sulphate . . . Bacitracin with Neomycin Sulphate and Polymyxin B Sulphate Bacitracin Zinc with Neomycin Sulphate and Polymyxin B Sulphate Chloramphenicol with Polymyxin B Sulphate Neomycin Sulphate with Gramicidin and Polymyxin B Sulphate Neomycin Sulphate with Hydrocortisone and Polymyxin B Sulphate Propylene Glycol with Acetic Acid and Polymyxin B Sulphate 171 Polyvinylpyrrolidone and Vinyl Acetate Copolymer - 172 Prednisolone . . . . . . . - 173 Prednisolone Acetate . . . Phenylephrine Hydrochloride, B.P., with Prednisolone Acetate 174 Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate . . . . . . . . . - 175 "PREGESTIMIL" . . . . . . - 176 Procaine Penicillin . . . . Benzathine Penicillin with Benzylpenicillin Potassium and Procaine Penicillin Benzylpenicillin Sodium with Procaine Penicillin 177 Promethazine Hydrochloride - 178 "PROSOBEE" . . . . . . . - 179 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride . Dicyclomine Hydrochloride with Doxylamine Succinate and Pyridoxine Hydrochloride 180 Pyrimethamine B.P. . . . . Dapsone B.P., with Pyrimethamine B.P. Sulphadoxine with Pyrimethamine, B.P. 181 Salbutamol . . . . . . . . - 182 Salbutamol Sulphate . . . . - 183 Sodium Acetate . . . . . . Sodium Chloride with Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, Sodium Gluconate and Sodium Acetate 184 Sodium Acid Citrate . . . . - 185 Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose . . Gelatin and Pectin with Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose 186 Sodium Gluconate . . . . . Sodium Chloride with Sodium Acetate, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride and Sodium Gluconate 187 Sodium Lactate . . . . . . Potassium Chloride with Anhydrous Dextrose and Sodium Lactate 188 "SOYALAC" . . . . . . . . - 189 Sterculia . . . . . . . . . - 190 Sulfadoxine . . . . . . . . Pyrimethamine, B.P., with Sulfadoxine 191 Sulphafurazole . . . . . . - 192 Sulphamethizole . . . . . . - 193 Sulphamethoxazole . . . . . Trimethoprim with Sulphamethoxazole 194 Sulphaphenazole, B.P.C. . . - 195 Surgical Cement . . . . . . - 196 Surgical Cement Solvent . . - 197 Tacrine Hydrochloride . . . Morphine Sulphate with Tacrine Hydrochloride Morphine Hydrochloride with Tacrine Hydrochloride 198 Terbutaline Sulphate . . . - 199 "TERIC N8" . . . . . . . Lauryldimethylbenzyl Ammonium Chloride with "TERIC N8" 200 Testosterone Decanoate . . Testosterone Propionate, B.P., with Testosterone Phenylpropionate, B.P., Testosterone Isocaproate and Testosterone Decanoate 201 Testosterone Isocaproate . Testosterone Propionate, B.P., with Testosterone Phenylpropionate, B.P., and Testosterone Isocaproate Testosterone Propionate, B.P., with Testosterone Phenylpropionate, B.P., Testosterone Isocaproate and Testosterone Decanoate 202 Testosterone Phenylpropionate . . . . . Testosterone Propionate, B.P., with Testosterone Phenylpropionate, B.P., and Testosterone Isocaproate Testosterone Propionate, B.P., with Testosterone Phenylpropionate, B.P., Testosterone Isocaproate and Testosterone Decanoate 203 Testosterone Propionate . . Testosterone Propionate, B.P., with Testosterone Phenylpropionate, B.P., and Testosterone Isocaproate Testosterone Propionate, B.P., with Testosterone Phenylpropionate, B.P., Testosterone Isocaproate and Testosterone Decanoate 204 Tetanus Vaccine, Adsorbed . Diphtheria and Tetanus Vaccine, Adsorbed 205 Tetracycline, B.P.C. . . . Tetracycline, B.P.C., with a buffering agent Tetracycline, B.P.C., with a buffering agent and Nystatin 206 Tetracycline Hydrochloride Tetracycline Hydrochloride with Nystatin 207 Thioridazine Hydrochloride - 208 Thiotepa . . . . . . . . . - 209 Triamcinolone Acetonide . . Gramicidin with Neomycin Sulphate, Nystatin and Triamcinolone Acetonide 210 Triamterene B.P. . . . . . Hydrochlorothiazide, B.P. with Triamterene, B.P. 211 Trifluoperazine Hydrochloride . . . . . . . - 212 Triglycerides Oil, Medium Chain . . . . . . . . . . . - 213 "TRIGLYDE" . . . . . . . - 214 Trimethoprim . . . . . . . Sulphamethoxazole with Trimethoprim 215 Triprolidine Hydrochloride - 216 Urea . . . . . . . . . . . - 217 Vidarabine . . . . . . . . - 218 Viprynium Embonate . . . . - 219 "ZERODOR" . . . . . . . . - 220 "ZOFF" . . . . . . . . . - ---------- 1980 No. 338 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 3 Sub-regulation 10(2), regulation 11 and sub-regulation 35(1) DRUGS AND MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS ADDITIONAL TO THE DRUGS AND MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS IN THE BRITISH PHARMACOPOEIA 1 Acepifylline 2 Acetazolamide Sodium 3 Acetohexamide 4 Acetylcholine Chloride 5 Acetylcysteine 6 Acetylsulphafurazole 7 Acidified Golden Syrup, A.P.F. 1955 8 Acriflavine, B.P.C. 1963 9 Acrylic Resin 10 Adrenaline Hydrochloride 11 "ALBUMAID XP" 12 Aloxiprin 13 Aluminium Acetate Solution, B.P.C. 14 Aluminium Sodium Polyhydroxy Monocarbonate Hexitol Complex 15 Aluminium Sodium Silicate 16 Amantadine Hydrochloride 17 Amaranth, B.P.C. 1954 18 Ambenonium Chloride 19 Amiloride Hydrochloride 20 Aminacrine Hydrochloride, B.P. 1968 21 "AMINOGRAN FOOD SUPPLEMENT" 22 "AMINOGRAN MINERAL MIXTURE" 23 Amitriptyline Embonate, B.P.C. 24 Ammonia Aromatic Spirit, B.P.C. 25 Ammonia Solution, Strong B.P.C. 26 Ammonium Acetate Solution, Strong, B.P.C. 27 Ammonium Bicarbonate, B.P.C. 28 Antazoline Sulphate 29 Anthrax Antiserum 30 Anthrax Vaccine 31 Anti-Haemophilic Factor of Animal Origin 32 Atenolol 33 Atropine, B.P.C. 34 Azatadine Maleate 35 Bacitracin, B.P. 1968 36 Baclofen 37 "BANISH" 38 Benserazide 39 Benzalkonium Chloride 40 Benzoin Compound Tincture, B.P.C. 41 Betamethasone Acetate 42 Betamethasone Dipropionate 43 Betamethasone Phosphate 44 Bethanechol Chloride 45 Biperiden Hydrochloride 46 Bismuth Subgallate, B.P.C. 47 Black Snake Antivenom 48 Bleomycin Sulphate 49 Brompheniramine Maleate 50 Brown Snake Antivenom 51 Buchu Concentrated Infusion, B.P.C. 1954 52 Bufexamac 53 Butyl Monoester Polymer 54 Cade Oil, B.P.C. 55 Caffeine Citrate, B.P.C. 1959 56 Calcitonin (Salmon Synthetic) 57 Calcium Folinate 58 Calcium Glubionate 59 Calcium Lactate-Gluconate 60 Capsicum Ointment, B.P.C. 61 Carbidopa 62 Cardomom Aromatic Tincture, B.P.C. 63 Catechu Tincture, B.P.C. 64 Cephazoline Sodium 65 Cephradine 66 Ceratonia, B.P.C. 1949 67 Chloramphenicol Palmitate, B.P.C. 68 Chlorhexidine Gluconate 69 Chlorinated Lime, B.P.C. 70 Chlormethiazole 71 Chlormethiazole Edisylate 72 Chlortetracycline 73 Cholestyramine 74 Cimetidine 75 Clemizole Hydrochloride 76 Clemizole Tannate 77 Clindamycin Hydrochloride 78 Clindamycin Palmitate Hydrochloride 79 Clonazepam 80 Clonidine Hydrochloride 81 Clopamide 82 Clorexolone 83 Clotrimazole 84 Coal Tar, B.P.C. 85 Coconut Oil, B.P.C. 86 Copper Sulphate, B.P.C. 87 Creosote, B.P.C. 1959 88 Cyclothiazide 89 Cycrimine Hydrochloride 90 Cytarabine Hydrochloride 91 Danazol 92 Daunorubicin 93 Death Adder Antivenom 94 "DE-LACT" INFANT 95 Desmopressin 96 Dexamethasone Metasulphobenzoate 97 Dexchlorpheniramine Maleate 98 Difenoxin Hydrochloride 99 "DIGESTALACT" 100 Dihydroergotamine Mesylate 101 Dimethicone, B.P.C. 102 Dimethindene Maleate 103 Dioctyl Sodium Sulphosuccinate, B.P.C. 104 Diphemanil Methysulphate 105 Diphtheria and Tetanus Vaccine, Adsorbed, B.P., Diluted 106 Diphtheria Vaccine, Adsorbed, B.P., Diluted 107 Dipyridamole 108 Disopyramide 109 Disopyramide Phosphate 110 Doxylamine Succinate 111 Econazole Nitrate 112 Epicillin 113 Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate 114 Erythromycin Glucephate 115 Erythromycin Lactobionate 116 Ethanolamine Oleate 117 Ethylnoradrenaline Hydrochloride 118 Fenoterol Hydrobromide 119 Ferrous Aminoacetosulphate 120 Ferrous Phosphate Compound, Syrup, B.P.C. 1968 121 Fluchorolone Acetonide 122 Flucytosine 123 Flumethasone Pivalate 124 Fluorometholone 125 Fluorouracil Sodium 126 Fosfestrol Tetrasodium 127 Fusidic Acid 128 "GALACTOMIN, FORMULA No. 17" 129 "GALACTOMIN, FORMULA No. 19" 130 Gelsemium Tincture, B.P.C. 131 Ginger Syrup, B.P.C. 132 Glucagon Hydrochloride 133 Glucose and Ketone Indicator-Urine 134 Glucose Indicator-Blood 135 Glucose Indicator-Urine 136 "GLUCOSE NUTRAMIGEN" 137 Glycerophosphate Compound Syrup, A.P.F. 1964 138 Glymidine 139 Gramicidin 140 Guaiphenesin, B.P.C. 141 Haemodialysis Solutions, B.P.C. 142 Hamamelis Ointment, B.P.C. 143 Hexamine Hippurate 144 Hexamine Mandelate 145 Hydralazine Hydrochloride 146 Hydrargaphen 147 Hydroxybenzoate Powder Compound A.P.F. 1974 148 Hydroxyurea 149 Hyoscine Butylbromide 150 Hyoscyamine Hydrobromide 151 Hyoscyamine Sulphate 152 Hyoscyamus Liquid Extract, B.P.C. 153 Hypromellose, 4500, B.P.C. 154 Ichthammol, B.P.C 155 Influenza Vaccine-Sub Unit Type (Deoxycholate Treated) 156 Injection of Potassium Chloride with Sodium Lactate and Anhydrous Dextrose 157 Insect Allergen Extract-Bull Ant 158 Insect Allergen Extract-Honey Bee 159 Insect Allergen Extract-Jumper Ant 160 Insect Allergen Extract-Mosquito 161 Insect Allergen Extract-Paper Wasp 162 Insulin Injection, Neutral Specially Purified 163 Insulin Injection, Biphasic Specially Purified 164 Insulin Isophane Injection, Specially Purified 165 Insulin Zinc Suspension (Amorphous), Specially Purified Injection 166 Insulin Zinc Suspension (Crystalline), Specially Purified Injection 167 Insulin Zinc Suspension, Specially Purified Injection 168 Intraperitoneal Dialysis Solutions, B.P.C. 169 Intraperitoneal Dialysis Solutions, Concentrated 170 Iron Polymaltose Complex 171 "ISOMIL" 172 Isopropyl Monoester Polymer 173 "KETOVITE" Liquid 174 "KETOVITE" Tablets 175 Lactulose 176 Lauryldimethylbenzyl Ammonium Chloride 177 Lavender Oil, Spike, B.P.C. 1968 178 Lead Subacetate Strong Solution, B.P.C. 179 Lemon Oil Terpeneless, B.P.C. 180 Levonorgestrel 181 Lobelia Ethereal Tincture, B.P.C. 182 "LOCASOL" 183 "LOFENALAC" 184 Lypressin 185 Mafenide Acetate 186 Magenta, B.P.C. 187 Magnesium-Aluminium Hydroxide 188 Magnesium Hydroxide, B.P.C. 189 Mebhydrolin Napadisylate, B.P.C. 1968 190 Medrysone 191 Mefruside 192 Mercuric Chloride, B.P.C. 193 Methdilazine Hydrochloride 194 Methenolone Acetate 195 Methsuximide 196 Methyclothiazide 197 Methylphenobarbitone, B.P.C. 1963 198 Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate 199 Metoprolol Tartrate 200 Minocycline Hydrochloride 201 Mithramycin 202 Myrrh Tincture, B.P.C. 203 Naphazoline Hydrochloride 204 Natamycin 205 Neomycin Undecenoate 206 Norgestrel 207 Oestradiol Valerate 208 Oestrone, B.P.C. 1954 209 Orange Syrup, B.P.C. 210 Orange Tincture, B.P.C. 211 Oxazepam 212 Oxethazaine 213 Oxycodone Hydrochloride 214 Oxymel, B.P.C. 215 Pancreatin Enzyme, 4 times U.S.N.F. XIII strength 216 Pancreatin Enzyme, 5 times U.S.N.F. XIV strength 217 Pancrelipase 218 Papaveretum, B.P.C. 219 Paraffin Liquid Light, B.P.C. 1963 220 Paramethasone Acetate 221 Pectin 222 Penicillinase 223 Perhexiline Maleate 224 Pericyazine 225 Pheniramine Aminosalicylate 226 Pheniramine Maleate 227 Phenoxymethylpenicillin, Benzathine 228 Phenoxymethylpenicillin, Hydrabamine 229 Phensuximide, B.P.C. 230 Phenytoin, B.P.C. 231 Phthalylsulphacetamide 232 Physostigmine, B.P.C. 233 Pindolol 234 Pituitary Hormone, Follicle-stimulating, Human 235 Pituitary Hormone, Growth, Human 236 Pituitary (Posterior Lobe) Powdered, B.P.C. 237 Pizotifen Malate 238 "PK AID I" 239 "PK AID II" 240 Polyestradiol Phosphate 241 Polyisobutylene 242 Polyvinyl Alcohol 243 Polyvinylpyrrolidone and Vinyl Acetate Copolymer 244 Potassium Bicarbonate Effervescent Tablets 245 Potassium Chlorate, B.P.C. 246 Potassium Chloride with Potassium Bicarbonate Effervescent Tablets 247 Pralidoxime Iodide 248 Prazosin Hydrochloride 249 Prednisolone Acetate 250 Prednisolone Steaglate 251 Prednisolone Tertiarybutylacetate 252 "PREGESTIMIL" 253 Procarbazine Hydrochloride 254 Prochlorperazine 255 Prochlorperazine Edisylate 256 "PROSOBEE" 257 Pumilio Pine Oil, B.P.C. 258 Quillaia Tincture, B.P.C. 259 Quinethazone 260 Quinidine Bisulphate 261 Rabies Vaccine (Duck Type) 262 Rabies Vaccine Inactivated (Human Type) 263 Raspberry Syrup, B.P.C. 264 Red Back Spider Antivenom 265 Rolitetracycline 266 Rosemary Oil, B.P.C. 267 Saccharin Tablets, B.P.C. 268 Salicylamide 269 Sea Wasp Antivenom 270 Senega, Concentrated Infusion, B.P.C. 271 Siberian Fir Oil, B.P.C. 1949 272 Silver Protein Mild, B.P.C. 1968 273 Snake Bite Antivenom-Polyvalent 274 Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose 275 Sodium Citro-Tartrate 276 Sodium Gluconate 277 Sodium Hypochlorite Solution, Strong, B.P.C. 278 Sodium Lactate 279 Sodium Valproate 280 Sorbide Nitrate 281 "SOYALAC" 282 Spectinomycin Dihydrochloride Pentahydrate 283 Squill Oxymel, B.P.C. 284 Squill Syrup, B.P.C. 285 Squill Tincture, B.P.C. 286 Staphylococcus Toxoid, B.P. 1968 287 Stearic Acid, B.P.C. 288 Sterculia, B.P.C. 289 Stone Fish Antivenom 290 Stramonium Liquid Extract, B.P. 1968 291 Sulfadoxine 291A Sulindac 292 Sulphasalazine 293 Sulphurated Potash, B.P.C. 294 Sulphur Sublimed, B.P.C. 295 Surgical Cement 296 Surgical Cement Solvent 297 Tacrine Hydrochloride 298 Taipan Antivenom 299 Tartrazine, B.P.C. 1954 300 Temazepam 300A Terbutaline Sulphate 301 "TERIC N8" 302 Testosterone Decanoate 303 Testosterone Enanthate 304 Testosterone Isocaproate 305 Tetracycline, B.P.C. 306 Thiethylperazine Malate 307 Thiethylperazine Maleate 308 Thioguanine 309 Thiopropazate Hydrochloride, B.P.C. 310 Tiger Snake Antivenom 311 Timolo Maleate 312 Tinidazole 313 Tobramycin Sulphate 314 Tolazamide 315 Tolu Syrup, B.P.C. 316 Triethanolamine, B.P.C. 317 Triglycerides Oil, Medium Chain 318 "TRIGLYDE" 319 Trimetaphan Camsylate, B.P. 1968 320 Trioxysalen 321 Vasopressin Tannate 322 Verapamil Hydrochloride 323 Vidarabine 324 "ZERODOR" 325 "ZOFF" ------------ 1980 No. 338 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE 4 Regulation 12 and sub-regulation 35 (1) ADDITIVES 1 Acetone, B.P.C. 15 Dextrose, B.P. 2 Alcohol (95%), B.P. 16 Dilute Alcohols, B.P. 3 Arachis Oil, B.P. 17 Ether, Solvent, B.P. 4 Boric Acid, B.P. 18 Eucalyptus Oil, B.P. 5 Camphor, B.P. 19 Honey, Purified, B.P.C. 6 Castor Oil, B.P. 20 Industrial Methylated Spirit, B.P. 7 Chlorhexidine Acetate, B.P.C. 21 Linseed Oil, B.P. 1963 8 Chlorhexidine Gluconate Solution, B.P. 22 Maize Oil, B.P. 9 Chloroform, B.P. 23 Olive Oil, B.P. 10 Cineole, B.P.C. 24 Peppermint Oil, B.P. 11 Citronella Oil, B.P.C. 25 Sodium Thiosulphate, B.P. 12 Concentrated Anise Water, B.P.C. 26 Syrup of Pholcodine Citrate, B.P.C. 1959 13 Concentrated Cinnamon Water, B.P.C. 27 Turpentine Oil, B.P. 14 Concentrated Peppermint Water, B.P. ---------- 1980 No. 338 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - SCHEDULE 5 SCHEDULE 5 Sub-regulations 14 (1) and (2), paragraphs 19 (1) (h) and 21 (1) (e) and sub-regulation 22 (2) PRESCRIBING OF PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Classes of persons, diseases, &c., purposes and conditions Item Pharmaceutical benefit specified in relation to the pharmaceutical benefit ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 1 Acetylcysteine . . . . . . Bronchiectasis Cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis) 2 Acrylic Resin . . . . . . . Ileostomy or colostomy conditions 3 Amantadine Hydrochloride . The treatment of Parkinson's disease caused otherwise than by treatment with a drug 4 (1) Aminocaproic Acid, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . Treatment in hospital of patients suffering from severe haemorrhage associated with excessive fibrinolysis (2) Aminocaproic, Acid Injection, B.P. 5 "AMINOGRAN MINERAL MIXTURE" Phenylketonuria 6 Ascorbic Acid Tablets, B.P. Any disease or condition in a pensioner 7 Atenolol . . . . . . . . . Hypertension 8 Azathioprine Tablets, B.P. Any disease or condition in a patient receiving treatment in or at an approved hospital With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Anaemia, autoimmune haemolytic Arthritis, rheumatoid with vasculitis or visceral complications Continuing azathioprine therapy after discharge from a hospital Crohn's disease Dermatomyositis Granulomatosis, Wegener's Hepatitis, active, chronic Lupus erythematosus, systemic Nephritis Nephrotic syndrome Organ transplant Pemphigus Polyarteritis nodosa Pyoderma gangrenosum Scleroderma Thrombocytopenic purpura Ulcerative colitis 9 Baclofen . . . . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head-Spasticity due to multiple sclerosis or spinal cord lesions 10 "BANISH" . . . . . . . . Ileostomy or colostomy conditions 11 Beclomethasone Dipropionate Metered Aerosol Spray Chronic intractable asthma requiring maintenance corticosteroids 12 Benzoin Compound Tincture, B.P.C., Aerosol Spray Ileostomy or colostomy conditions 13 Betamethasone Acetate with Betamethasone Injection Alopecia areata Granulomata, dermal Keloid Lichen planus hypertrophic Lichen simplex chronicus Local intra-articular or peri-articular infiltration Lupus erythematosus, chronic discoid Necrobiosis lipoidica Uveitis 14 Bisacodyl Suppositories, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . Any disease or condition in a paraplegic or quadriplegic patient For use by patients who are receiving long-term intensive nursing care in hospitals or nursing homes For use by patients for whose care a Commonwealth Domiciliary Nursing Care Benefit is approved 15 Bleomycin Sulphate . . . . Choriocarcinoma of the testis Embryonal cell carcinoma of the testis Lymphoma Squamous cell carcinoma 16 Butyl Monoester Polymer with Isopropyl Alcohol Ileostomy or colostomy conditions 17 (1) Calciferol, B.P. . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- (2) Calciferol Tablets, Strong, B.P. . . . . . . . Hypocalcaemia Hypoparathyroidism Osteomalacia following gastrectomy, severe steatorrhoea or renal failure Vitamin D-resistant rickets 18 Calcium Carbonate, B.P., with Calcium Lactate-Gluconate With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Hypocalcaemia Osteoporosis 19 Calcium Carbonate, B.P., with Citric Acid Monohydrate, B.P., Compound Effervescent Tablets With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Hypocalcaemia Osteoporosis 20 Calcium Folinate . . . . . Antidote to folic acid antagonists 21 Carbenicillin Sodium . . . Any disease or condition in a patient receiving treatment in or at an approved hospital Infections where positive bacteriological evidence confirms that carbenicillin is the most appropriate therapeutic agent Septicaemia, suspected or proven 22 Carbenoxolone Tablets, B.P. Gastric ulcer where a radiological examination or other tests have confirmed the presence of a gastric ulcer 23 (1) Cephalexin Capsules, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . Any disease or condition in a patient receiving treatment in or at an approved hospital (2) Cephalexin, B.P., with Purified Water, B.P. With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Infections where positive bacteriological evidence confirms that cephalexin monohydrate is the most appropriate therapeutic agent 24 Cephaloridine . . . . . . . Endophthalmitis Infections where positive bacteriological evidence confirms that cephaloridine is the most appropriate therapeutic agent 25 Cephalothin Sodium . . . . Infections where positive bacteriological evidence confirms that cephalothin sodium is the most appropriate therapeutic agent 26 Cephazolin Sodium . . . . . Infections where positive bacteriological evidence confirms that cephazolin sodium is the most appropriate therapeutic agent 27 (1) Cephradine Capsules . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- (2) Cephradine with Purified Water, B.P. Infections where positive bacteriological evidence confirms that cephradine is the most appropriate therapeutic agent 28 Cephradine for Injection . Infections where positive bacteriological evidence confirms that cephradine is the most appropriate therapeutic agent 29 Charcoal Tablets . . . . . Ileostomy or colostomy conditions 30 Chlorambucil Tablets, B.P. Any disease or condition in a patient receiving treatment in or at an approved hospital With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Anaemia, autoimmune, haemolytic Arthritis, rheumatoid with vasculitis or visceral complications Continuing chlorambucil therapy after discharge from a hospital Crohn's disease Dermatomyositis Granulomatosis, Wegener's Hepatitis, active chronic Lupus erythematosus, systemic Malignant disease including leukaemia Nephritis Nephrotic syndrome Polyarteritis nodosa Scleroderma Thrombocytopenic purpura Ulcerative colitis 31 Chloramine Deodorant Tablets and Powder Ileostomy or colostomy conditions 32 (1) Chloramphenicol Capsules, B.P. Bacterial meningitis (2) Chloramphenicol Sodium Succinate for Injection Intraocular infections Rickettsioses (3) Chloramphenicol Palmitate Oral Suspension Typhoid The treatment of other serious infections in a patient where it is established by appropriate bacteriological testing that chloramphenicol is the only suitable antibiotic listed as a pharmaceutical benefit for use in treating the infection in the patient 33 Chlormethiazole . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Short-term alcohol or drug withdrawal therapy in a hospital or approved centre Status epilepticus 34 Chlormethiazole Edisylate . Short-term alcohol or drug withdrawal therapy in a hospital or approved centre Status epilepticus 35 Chlorotrianisene Tablets . Carcinoma of the prostate 36 (1) Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride, B.P. Chorea Hyperactive states of organic or toxic delirium (2) Chlorpromazine Injection, B.P. . . . . . . Major psychoses including- (3) Chlorpromazine Tablets, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . Major organic psychoses including arteriopathic dementia Manic-depressive psychosis Paranoid states Schizophrenia Senile dementia Malignant neoplasia (late stage) Radiation sickness Severe conduct disorders in patients who have not attained the age of 16 years 37 Cholestyramine . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Bile salt malabsorption associated with ileal resection or proven ileal disease Pruritus associated with partial biliary obstruction not responding to other therapy Treatment of hypercholesterolaemia 38 Cimetidine . . . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Duodenal ulcer, confirmed by radiology, endoscopy or surgery Gastric ulcer, confirmed by radiology, endoscopy or surgery Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, proven by investigation 39 (1) Clindamycin Hydrochloride . . . . . . . Gram-positive coccal infections where the infection cannot be safely and effectively treated with penicillin or a derivative of penicillin (2) Clindamycin Palmitate Hydrochloride 39A Clofibrate Capsules, B.P. . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Severe resistant type III hyperlipidaemia proven by laboratory report and not responding to adequate dietary therapy Proven severe endogenous type IV or type V hyperlipidaemia not responding to adequate dietary therapy 40 Clonazepam . . . . . . . . Epilepsy 41 (1) Cloxacillin Capsules, B.P. Any disease or condition in a patient receiving treatment in or at an approved hospital (2) Cloxacillin Sodium, B.P., with Purified Water, B.P. With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Infections due to the presence of penicillin-resistant staphylococci Osteomyelitis 42 Codeine Phosphate with Aspirin, Soluble Tablets Any disease or condition in a pensioner 43 Codeine Phosphate with Aspirin and Paracetamol Tablets, 30mg-225mg-150mg tablets Malignant neoplasia 44 Colistin Sulphomethate Sodium, B.P., for injection Pyocyaneus infection, other gram-negative infections where no other drug is effective 45 Cyanocobalamin Injection, B.P. Pernicious anaemia and other proven Vitamin B12 deficiencies Post-gastrectomy treatment Sub-acute combined degeneration of the cord 46 (1) Cyclophosphamide, B.P. Any disease or condition in a patient receiving treatment in or at an approved hospital (2) Cyclophosphamide Tablets, B.P. With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Anaemia, autoimmune, haemolytic Arthritis, rheumatoid with vasculitis or visceral complications Continuing cyclophosphamide therapy after discharge from a hospital Crohn's disease Dermatomyositis Granulomatosis, Wegener's Hepatitis, active, chronic Lupus erythematosus, systemic Malignant disease, including leukaemia Nephritis Nephrotic syndrome Pemphigus Polyarteritis nodosa Scleroderma Thrombocytopenic purpura Ulcerative colitis 47 Danazol . . . . . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Endometriosis, proven by visual means Hereditary angio-oedema 48 "DE-LACT INFANT" . . . . Acute gastro-enteritis, complicated by lactose intolerance in infants under the age of six (6) months 49 Deodorant Detergent Solution (Lauryldimethylbenzyl Ammonium Chloride and "TERIC N8") Any disease or condition in a paraplegic or quadriplegic patient Ileostomy or colostomy conditions 50 Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection equivalent of Dexamethasone Phosphate 120 mg in 5 ml For use in a hospital 51 Dexamphetamine Tablets, B.P. With the written authority of the Permanent Head- For the treatment of a patient who has not attained the age of 21 years and who is hyperkinetic as a result of brain damage Narcolepsy 52 (1) Dextromoramide Tablets, B.P. Treatment in malignant neoplasia (2) Dextromoramide Tartrate, B.P. 53 Dicyclomine Hydrochloride with Doxylamine Succinate and Pyridoxine Hydrochloride Vomiting in pregnancy 54 "DIGESTELACT" . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Lactose intolerance 55 Dihydrotachysterol . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Hypoparathyroidism Osteomalacia following gastrectomy, severe steatorrhoea or renal failure Vitamin D-resistant rickets 56 Dimethicone Aerosol Spray . Ileostomy or colostomy conditions 57 Dimethicone Creams . . . . Any disease or condition in a paraplegic or quadriplegic patient Use with surgical appliances 58 (1) Dioctyl Sodium Sulphosuccinate Any disease or condition in a paraplegic or quadriplegic patient (2) Dioctyl Sodium Sulphosuccinate with Bisacodyl For use by patients who are receiving long-term intensive nursing care in hospitals or nursing homes (3) Dioctyl Sodium Sulphosuccinate with Danthron For use by patients for whose care a Commonwealth Domiciliary Nursing Care Benefit is approved 59 Diphemanil Methylsulphate . Amputees Any disease or condition in a paraplegic or quadriplegic patient 60 Dipyridamole . . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Supplementing anticoagulants in- Biopsy proven glomerulonephritis Microangiopathic renal disease Renal allograft Patients with cardiac prosthesis 61 (1) Disopyramide . . . . . Cardiac arrhythmias, when other anti-arrhythmic drug therapy is unsatisfactory (2) Disopyramide Phosphate 62 Ethacrynic Acid Tablets, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . Patients who are hypersensitive to other oral diuretics 63 Ethyloestrenol Tablets, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Osteoporosis Patients on long-term treatment with corticosteroids 64 Flucytosine . . . . . . . . Invasive or systemic fungal infections such as candidiasis, cryptococcosis and chromoblastomycosis 65 Fluoxymesterone Tablets, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Aplastic anaemias, proven Carcinoma of the breast Hypogonadism Osteoporosis 66 (1) Fluphenazine Decanoate Injection, B.P. Chorea Hyperactive states of organic or toxic delirium (2) Fluphenazine Enanthate Injection, B.P. Major psychoses including- Major organic psychoses including arteriopathic dementia (3) Fluphenazine Hydrochloride, B.P. Manic-depressive psychosis (4) Fluphenazine Tablets, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . Paranoid states Schizophrenia Senile dementia Malignant neoplasia (late stage) Radiation sickness 67 Fosfestrol Tetrasodium . . Carcinoma of the prostate 68 Frusemide Tablets, B.P., 500 mg . . . . . . . . . . Renal failure 69 Fusidic Acid . . . . . . . Any disease or condition in a patient receiving treatment in or at an approved hospital With the written authority of the Permanent Head- For use in combination with another antibiotic in the treatment of serious staphylococcal infections confirmed by bacteriological evidence 70 "GALACTOMIN FORMULA No. 17" With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Galactosaemia Conditions needing an extreme restriction of lactose in the diet of a patient who has not attained the age of 4 years 71 "GALACTOMIN FORMULA No. 19" With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Glucose-galactose malabsorption 72 Gentamicin Injection, B.P. Any disease or condition in a patient receiving treatment in or at an approved hospital With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Endophthalmitis Infections where positive bacteriological evidence confirms that gentamicin sulphate is the most appropriate antibiotic Septicaemia including suspected septicaemia 73 "GLUCOSE NUTRAMIGEN" . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Cows' milk allergy in children who have not attained the age of 2 years Cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis) Galactosaemia Lactose intolerance 74 Glycerol Suppositories, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . Any disease or condition in a paraplegic or quadriplegic patient For use by patients who are receiving long-term intensive nursing care in hospitals or nursing homes For use by patients for whose care a Commonwealth Domiciliary Nursing Care Benefit is approved 75 Griseofulvin Tablets, B.P. With the written authority of the Permanent Head- For use in recalcitrant tinea infections due to Microsporum, Trichophyton or Epidermophyton species proven by pathology testing, or, in the case of the scalp, by pathology testing or by Wood's Light examination Kerion 76 (1) Haloperidol . . . . . Chorea (2) Haloperidol Tablets, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . Hyperactive states of organic or toxic delirium Malignant neoplasia (late stage) Radiation sickness Major psychoses including- Major organic psychoses including arteriopathic dementia Manic-depressive psychosis Paranoid states Schizophrenia Senile dementia 77 Hydrocortisone Acetate Injection, B.P. Alopecia areata Granulomata, dermal Keloid Lichen planus hypertrophic Lichen simplex chronicus Local intra-articular or peri-articular infiltration Lupus erythematosus, chronic discoid 78 Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate Injection, 500 mg Any disease or condition in a patient receiving treatment in a hospital 79 (1) Idoxuridine Eye Drops Eye infections caused by Herpes Simplex Virus or by Vaccinia Virus (2) Idoxuridine Eye Ointment 80 Influenza Vaccine . . . . . For prophylaxis of persons at special risk of adverse consequences from infections of the lower respiratory tract 81 (1) Insulin Injection Biphasic Specially Purified Insulin resistance, insulin allergy, disabling local reactions or atrophy Juvenile diabetes (2) Insulin Injection, Neutral Specially Purified Patients already stabilised on this type of insulin (3) Insulin Isophane Injection, Specially Purified, and Insulin Injection, Neutral Specially Purified (4) Insulin Isophane Injection Specially Purified-Porcine (5) Insulin Zinc Suspension Specially Purified Injection (6) Insulin Zinc Suspension (Amorphous) Specially Purified Injection (7) Insulin Zinc Suspension (Crystalline) Specially Purified Injection 82 "ISOMIL" . . . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Cows' milk allergy in children who have not attained the age of 2 years Galactosaemia Homocystinuria Lactose intolerance 83 Isopropyl Monoester Polymer with Isopropyl Alcohol B.P. Ileostomy or colostomy conditions 84 Kanamycin Injection, B.P. . Infections where positive bacteriological evidence confirms that kanamycin sulphate is the most appropriate antibiotic Septicaemia, including suspected septicaemia 85 (1) "KETOVITE" Liquid . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- (2) "KETOVITE" Tablets . Galactosaemia Persistent monosaccharide intolerance Phenylketonuria Tyrosinosis (hereditary) 86 Lactulose . . . . . . . . . Hepatic coma or pre-coma (chronic portosystemic encephalopathy) 87 Lincomycin Injection, B.P. Gram-negative anaerobic infections Gram-positive coccal infections where these cannot be safely and effectively treated with penicillin or a derivative of penicillin 88 "LOCASOL" . . . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Hypercalcaemia in children who have not attained the age of 2 years Osteopetrosis 89 Mafenide Acetate . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Treatment, in a hospital, of burns Treatment, in a hospital, of epidermolysis bullosa 90 Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Injections, 50 mg in 1 ml Malignant neoplasia 91 Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Injections, 150 mg in 1 ml Malignant neoplasia Precocious puberty 92 Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Tablets, 2.5 mg Dysfunctional uterine bleeding Precocious puberty Turner's syndrome 93 Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Tablets, 10 mg Dysfunctional uterine bleeding Malignant neoplasia Precocious puberty Turner's syndrome 94 Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Tablets, 100 mg Malignant neoplasia 95 (1) Metformin Hydrochloride, B.P. (2) Metformin Tablets, B.P. Maturity onset diabetes not satisfactorily controlled by diet and other drugs, where the risk of lactic acidosis is minimised by excluding predisposing factors, especially reduced renal, hepatic or cardiovascular function 96 (1) Methadone Injection, B.P. Disabling pain associated with proven malignant neoplasia (2) Methadone Tablets, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . Disabling pain associated with self-limiting disorders of short duration not responding to non-narcotic analgesics, the maximum duration of treatment being two weeks 97 (1) Methandienone Tablets, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Osteoporosis (2) Methenolone Acetate . Patients on long-term treatment with corticosteroids 98 Methicillin Sodium, B.P., for injection Endophthalmitis Proven or suspected staphylococcal septicaemia 99 (1) Methotrexate Injection Any disease or condition in a patient receiving treatment in or at an approved hospital (2) Methotrexate Tablets . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Continuing methotrexate therapy after discharge from a hospital Malignant neoplasia Pemphigus Severe intractable or extensive psoriasis 100 Methylphenobarbitone . . . Epilepsy 101 Methylprednisolone Acetate Injection, B.P. For local intra-articular or peri-articular infiltration 102 Methyltestosterone Tablets, B.P., 5 mg Hypogonadism in patients who have not attained the age of 16 years 103 Methyltestosterone Tablets, B.P., 25 mg or 50 mg Carcinoma of the breast Hypogonadism Klinefelter's syndrome (seminiferous tubule dysgenesis) 104 Methysergide Tablets . . . Carcinoid syndrome Prevention of disabling migraine when other treatment has failed 105 Metoclopramide Hydrochloride, B.P., 10 mg Tablets With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Gastric retention after gastric surgery Malignant neoplasia (late stage) 106 Metoprolol Tartrate . . . . Frequent disabling angina without evidence of cardiac failure Hypertension 107 Mithramycin . . . . . . . . For use in a hospital for- Inoperable testicular neoplasm Symptomatic hypercalcaemia and hypercalcinuria associated with advanced neoplasia 108 Morphine Sulphate, B.P., with Tacrine Hydrochloride Tablets Severe intractable pain 109 Nandrolone Decanoate Injection, B.P. With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Carcinoma of the breast Osteoporosis Patients on long-term treatment with corticosteroids 110 Nandrolone Phenylpropionate Injection, B.P. With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Carcinoma of the breast Osteoporosis Patients on long-term treatment with corticosteroids 111 Neomycin Tablets, B.P. . . Acute leukaemia during induction of remission with chemotherapy Bowel sterilisation preparatory to major surgery Encephalopathy, hepatic Enteropathogenic E. coli infections in infants 112 Nicotinic Acid Tablets, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . Any disease or condition in a pensioner 113 (1) Nitrofurantoin, B.P. . Urinary tract infections by organisms where sulphonamide treatment has proved ineffective and positive bacteriological evidence confirms that the organisms are sensitive to nitrofurantoin, or where the patient is sensitive to sulphonamides (2) Nitrofurantoin Tablets, B.P. 114 Norethisterone Acetate, B.P., Tablets, 10 mg Malignant neoplasia 115 Norethisterone Acetate, B.P., Tablets, 2.5 mg Dysfunctional uterine bleeding Endometriosis Precocious puberty Turner's syndrome 116 Norethisterone Tablets, B.P., 5 mg Benign mammary dysplasia Dysfunctional uterine bleeding Endometriosis Precocious puberty Turner's syndrome 117 Orphenadrine Hydrochloride Tablets, B.P. Parkinsonism 118 Oxycodone Hydrochloride . . Treatment in malignant neoplasia 119 Oxymetholone Tablets, B.P. With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Proven aplastic anaemias Myelosclerosis 120 (1) Pancreatin Enzyme 4X U.S.N.F. XIII strength Cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis) Following pancreatico-duodenectomy (2) Pancreatin Enzyme 5X U.S.N.F. XIV strength Pancreatic steatorrhoea (3) Pancrelipase . . . . . 121 (1) Penicillamine B.P. . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- (2) Penicillamine Capsules, B.P. . . . . . . Acute heavy metal intoxication (3) Penicillamine Tablets, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . Cystinosis Cystinuria with calculus formation For the continuing treatment of rheumatoid arthritis where penicillamine therapy was initiated in a hospital Haemoglobinuria, paroxysmal cold Wilson's disease (hepatolenticular degeneration) 122 Pentazocine Lactate Injection, B.P. . . . . . . Disabling pain associated with proven malignant neoplasia Disabling pain associated with self-limiting disorders of short duration not responding to non-narcotic analgesics, the maximum duration of treatment being two weeks 123 Perhexiline Maleate . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Intractable angina not responding to other therapy 124 Pericyazine . . . . . . . . Chorea Hyperactive states of organic or toxic delirium Major psychoses, including- Major organic psychoses including arteriopathic dementia Manic-depressive psychosis Paranoid states Schizophrenia Senile dementia Malignant neoplasia (late stage) Radiation sickness Severe conduct disorders in patients who have not attained the age of 16 years 125 Phenelzine Tablets, B.P. . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Depressive illness resistant to treatment with either tricyclic antidepressants or electroconvulsive therapy Phobic states 126 Phenobarbitone Tablets, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . Epilepsy 127 Phenobarbitone B.P. . . . . Epilepsy 128 Phenobarbitone Sodium B.P. Epilepsy 129 Phenoxybenzamine Capsules B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Neurogenic urinary retention Phaeochromocytoma 130 Pizotifen Malate . . . . . Prevention of migraine 131 Polyestradiol Phosphate . . Carcinoma of the breast Carcinoma of the prostate 132 Polyisobutylene . . . . . . Ileostomy or colostomy conditions 133 Polyvinylpyrrolidone and Vinyl Acetate Copolymer Ileostomy or colostomy conditions 134 Potassium Bicarbonate Effervescent Tablets With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Hyperchloraemic hypokalaemic acidosis 135 (1) Prednisolone Acetate Injection Local intra-articular or peri-articular infiltration (2) Prednisolone Tertiarybutylacetate Injection 136 Prednisolone Acetate with Phenylephrine Hydrochloride, B.P. . Corneal grafts Uveitis 137 Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate Retention Enema and Suppository Ulcerative colitis Proctitis 138 "PREGESTIMIL" . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Cystic fibrosis Enterokinase deficiency Patients who are intolerant of both milk protein and soya protein 139 Propantheline Tablets, B.P. With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Chronic neuorgenic incontinence of urine 140 Propranolol Tablets, B.P., 160 mg . . . . . . . . . . Hypertension where there is an inadequate response to a daily dose of at least 160 mg of propranolol Frequent disabling angina without evidence of cardiac failure where there is an inadequate response to a daily dose of at least 160 mg of propranolol 141 "PROSOBEE" . . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Cows' milk allergy in children who have not attained the age of 2 years Galactosaemia Homocystinuria Lactose intolerance 142 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride Tablets . . . . . . . . . . Anaemia proved to be responsive to pyridoxine Convulsions responsive to pyridoxine Homocystinuria Primary hyperoxaluria Radiation sickness Sideroblastic (refractory) anaemia Treatment and prophylaxis of peripheral neuritis caused or likely to be caused by isoniazid therapy 143 Pyrimethamine, B.P., with Dapsone, B.P. Prophylaxis of chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria only 144 Pyrimethamine, B.P., with Sulfadoxine Prophylaxis or treatment of chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria only 145 Riboflavine Tablets . . . . Any disease or condition in a pensioner 146 Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose with Pectin and Gelatin Ileostomy or colostomy conditions 147 Sodium Cromoglycate, B.P. . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Allergic rhinitis not responding to other treatment 148 Sodium Cromoglycate Cartridges, B.P. Prophylaxis of bronchial asthma 149 Sodium Fusidate . . . . . . Any disease or condition in a patient receiving treatment in or at an approved hospital With the written authority of the Permanent Head- For use in combination with another antibiotic in the treatment of serious staphylococcal infections confirmed by bacteriological evidence 150 Sodium Valproate . . . . . Epilepsy 151 "SOYALAC" . . . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Cows' milk allergy in children who have not attained the age of 2 years Galactosaemia Homocystinuria Lactose intolerance 152 Spironolactone Tablets, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Primary hyperaldosteronism Secondary hyperaldosteronism 153 Sterculia . . . . . . . . . Ileostomy or colostomy conditions 154 Sulindac . . . . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Chronic rheumatoid arthritis not responding to other non-steroidal anti-flammatory drugs (disregarding phenylbutazone) 155 (1) Surgical Cement . . . Any disease or condition in a paraplegic or quadriplegic patient (2) Surgical Cement Solvent For use with surgical appliances Ileostomy or colostomy conditions 156 (1) Testosterone Enanthate Carcinoma of the breast (2) Testosterone Propionate Injection, B.P. Hypogonadism Klinefelter's syndrome (seminiferous tubule dysgenesis) 157 (1) Testosterone Propionate, B.P., with Testosterone Phenylpropionate, B.P. and Testosterone Isocaproate Carcinoma of the breast Gigantism Hypogonadism Klinefelter's syndrome (seminiferous tubule dysgenesis) (2) Testosterone Propionate, B.P., with Testosterone Phenylpropionate, B.P., Testosterone Isocaproate and Testosterone Decanoate 158 Tetracosactrin Zinc Injection, B.P. . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Hypsarrhythmia Multiple sclerosis, acute exacerbation Status asthmaticus Treatment of children who need long-term corticosteroid therapy but who are in danger of growth suppression as a result Treatment of patients who are being withdrawn from long-term corticosteroid therapy Ulcerative colitis, proven, not responding to parental corticosteroids 159 Thiamine Hydrochloride Tablets, B.P. Any disease or condition in a pensioner 160 Thiopropazate Hydrochloride Chorea Drug induced dystonias 161 (1) Thioridazine Hydrochloride, B.P. Chorea Hyperactive states or organic or toxic delirium (2) Thioridazine Tablets, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . Major psychoses including- Major organic psychoses including arteriopathic dementia Manic-depressive psychosis Paranoid states Schizophrenia Senile dementia Malignant neoplasia (late stage) Radiation sickness Severe conduct disorders in patients who have not attained the age of 16 years 162 Timolol Maleate Eye Drops . Open angle glaucoma 163 Tobramycin Sulphate . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Infections where positive bacteriological evidence confirms that tobramycin sulphate is the most appropriate antibiotic Septicaemia, suspected or proven 164 Tranylcypromine Tablets, B.P. . . . . . . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Depressive illness resistant to treatment with either tricyclic antidepressants or electroconvulsive therapy Phobic states 165 Triamcinolone Acetonide Injection . . . . . . . . . Alopecia areata Granulomata, dermal , Keloid Lichen plamus hypertrophic Lichen simplex chronicus Lupus erythematosus, chronic discoid Necrobiosis lipoidica Psoriasis 166 (1) Trifluoperazine Hydrochloride B.P. Chorea Hyperactive states of organic or toxic delirium (2) Trifluoperazine Tablets, B.P. . . . . . . . Major psychoses including- Major organic psychoses including arteriopathic dementia Manic-depressive psychosis Paranoid states Schizophrenia Senile dementia Malignant neoplasia (late stage) Radiation sickness Severe conduct disorders in patients who have not attained the age of 16 years 167 Triglycerides Oil, Medium Chain . . . . . . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Abetalipoproteinaemia, acanthocytosis Intestinal lymphangiectasia Patients requiring a ketogenic diet for intractable childhood epilepsy Severe hyperlipidaemia associated with abdominal pain and requiring a minimal fat intake Steatorrhoea due to extensive small bowel resection 168 "TRIGLYDE" . . . . . . . With the written authority of the Permanent Head- Patients requiring a ketogenic diet for intractable childhood epilepsy Proven malabsorption 169 Trioxysalen . . . . . . . . Vitiligo 170 Vancomycin Hydrochloride . Any disease or condition in a patient receiving treatment in a hospital Endophthalmitis 171 Verapamil Hydrochloride Injection Cardiac arrhythmias 172 Verapamil Hydrochloride Tablets Angina Cardiac arrhythmias 173 Vidarabine . . . . . . . . Eye infections caused by Herpes Simplex Virus or by Vaccinia Virus where idoxuridine has proved ineffective 174 "ZERODOR" . . . . . . . . Ileostomy or colostomy conditions 175 "ZOFF" . . . . . . . . . Any disease or condition in a paraplegic or quadriplegic patient For use with surgical appliances Ileostomy or colostomy conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- - NOTES 1980 No. 338 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS*1* *2*(AMENDMENT) *1* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 November 1980. *2* Statutory Rules 1960 No. 17 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1980 No. 69 and see also Statutory Rules Nos. 69 and 213.