Safety Net early supply rule
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - Safety Net early supply rule
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Safety Net plays an important role in keeping medicines affordable. It is an effective way of helping to limit out-of-pocket expenses for people who need a large number of medicines. The Safety Net early supply rule means that for some PBS medicines, a repeat supply of the same medication within less than a specified interval will fall outside the PBS Safety Net
Safety Net early supply rule - List of medicines
The list of medicines comprises pharmaceutical benefits to which the Safety Net early supply rule applies if:
- supplied within 20 days of a previous supply of a prescription, usually for a month’s supply, of the same medicine or any brand of an equivalent medicine to the same person under ‘immediate supply’ provisions
- supplied within 50 days of a previous supply of a prescription with a 60-day maximum dispensed quantity (60-day prescription) of the same medicine or any brand of an equivalent medicine to the same person under ‘immediate supply’ provisions.
The legal basis for the list of medicines is the National Health (Pharmaceutical benefits – early supply) Instrument 2015 made under subsection 84AAA(2) of the National Health Act 1953.
The purpose of the list below is to provide an easy-to-use compilation of the PBS medicines to which the Safety Net early supply rule applies, including the currently-listed brands of those medicines. This version of the list is not a legal document and, in cases of discrepancy, the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits - early supply) Instrument will be the source document for specifying which medicines are subject to Safety Net early supply arrangements.
| Drug – active ingredient name | Drug form and strength | Brand name(s) | Listed maximum quantity | Listed maximum repeats | Interval Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAMCICLOVIR | famciclovir 250 mg tablet, 56 | APO-Famciclovir, Ezovir, Famvir, Favic 250 | 56 | 5 | 20 |
| famciclovir 500 mg tablet, 56 | APO-Famciclovir, Ezovir, Famvir, Favic 500 | 56 | 5 | 20 | |
| FAMOTIDINE | famotidine 20 mg tablet, 60 | Ausfam 20 | 60 | 5 | 20 |
| famotidine 40 mg tablet, 30 | Ausfam 40 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| FEBUXOSTAT | febuxostat 80 mg tablet, 28 | Adenuric | 28 | 5 | 20 |
| febuxostat 80 mg tablet, 28 | Adenuric | 56 | 5 | 50 | |
| FELODIPINE | felodipine 10 mg modified release tablet, 30 | Felodil XR 10, Felodur ER 10 mg, Fendex ER, Plendil ER | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| felodipine 10 mg modified release tablet, 30 | Felodil XR 10, Felodur ER 10 mg, Fendex ER, Plendil ER | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| felodipine 2.5 mg modified release tablet, 30 | Felodur ER 2.5 mg, Fendex ER, Plendil ER | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| felodipine 2.5 mg modified release tablet, 30 | Felodur ER 2.5 mg, Fendex ER, Plendil ER | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| felodipine 5 mg modified release tablet, 30 | Felodil XR 5, Felodur ER 5 mg, Fendex ER, Plendil ER | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| felodipine 5 mg modified release tablet, 30 | Felodil XR 5, Felodur ER 5 mg, Fendex ER, Plendil ER | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| FENOFIBRATE | fenofibrate 145 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Fenofibrate, BTC Fenofibrate, Blooms the Chemist Fenofibrate, FENOFIBRATE RBX, Fenocol, Fenofibrate Cipla, Fenofibrate Sandoz, Fenofibrate Viatris, Lipidil | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| fenofibrate 145 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Fenofibrate, BTC Fenofibrate, Blooms the Chemist Fenofibrate, FENOFIBRATE RBX, Fenocol, Fenofibrate Cipla, Fenofibrate Sandoz, Fenofibrate Viatris, Lipidil | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| fenofibrate 48 mg tablet, 60 | APO-Fenofibrate, FENOFIBRATE RBX, Fenofibrate Cipla, Fenofibrate Viatris, Lipidil | 60 | 5 | 20 | |
| fenofibrate 48 mg tablet, 60 | APO-Fenofibrate, FENOFIBRATE RBX, Fenofibrate Cipla, Fenofibrate Viatris, Lipidil | 120 | 5 | 50 | |
| FINGOLIMOD | fingolimod 250 microgram capsule, 28 | Gilenya | 28 | 5 | 20 |
| fingolimod 500 microgram capsule, 28 | AKM Fingolimod, FINGOLIS, Fingolimod SUN, Fingolimod Sandoz, Fingolimod-Teva, Fynod, Gilenya, Pharmacor Fingolimod | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| FLUDARABINE | fludarabine phosphate 10 mg tablet, 20 | Fludara | 20 | 5 | 20 |
| FLUDROCORTISONE | fludrocortisone acetate 100 microgram tablet, 100 | FLUDROCORTISONE MEDSURGE, Florinef | 200 | 1 | 20 |
| FLUTAMIDE | flutamide 250 mg tablet, 100 | Flutamin | 100 | 5 | 20 |
| FLUTICASONE FUROATE | fluticasone furoate 100 microgram/actuation powder for inhalation, 30 actuations | Arnuity Ellipta | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| fluticasone furoate 200 microgram/actuation powder for inhalation, 30 actuations | Arnuity Ellipta | 1 | 5 | 20 | |
| FLUTICASONE FUROATE + UMECLIDINIUM + VILANTEROL | fluticasone furoate 100 microgram/actuation + umeclidinium 62.5 microgram/actuation + vilanterol 25 microgram/actuation powder for inhalation, 30 actuations | Trelegy Ellipta 100/62.5/25 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| fluticasone furoate 200 microgram/actuation + umeclidinium 62.5 microgram/actuation + vilanterol 25 microgram/actuation powder for inhalation, 30 actuations | Trelegy Ellipta 200/62.5/25 | 1 | 5 | 20 | |
| FLUVASTATIN | fluvastatin 80 mg modified release tablet, 28 | Lescol XL | 28 | 5 | 20 |
| fluvastatin 80 mg modified release tablet, 28 | Lescol XL | 56 | 5 | 50 | |
| FLUVOXAMINE | fluvoxamine maleate 100 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Fluvoxamine, Faverin 100, Luvox, Movox 100 | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| fluvoxamine maleate 50 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Fluvoxamine, Faverin 50, Luvox, Movox 50 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| FOLIC ACID | folic acid 5 mg tablet, 100 | Megafol 5 | 200 | 1 | 20 |
| folic acid 500 microgram tablet, 100 | Foltabs 500, Megafol 0.5 | 200 | 0 | 20 | |
| FOSINOPRIL | fosinopril sodium 10 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Fosinopril, Monace 10 | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| fosinopril sodium 20 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Fosinopril, Monace 20 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| FOSINOPRIL + HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE | fosinopril sodium 20 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg tablet, 30 | Fosetic 20/12.5 | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| FREMANEZUMAB | fremanezumab 225 mg/1.5 mL injection, 1.5 mL syringe | Ajovy | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| fremanezumab 225 mg/1.5 mL injection, 1.5 mL syringe | Ajovy | 1 | 5 | 20 | |
| fremanezumab 225 mg/1.5 mL injection, 1.5 mL pen device | Ajovy | 1 | 2 | 20 | |
| fremanezumab 225 mg/1.5 mL injection, 1.5 mL pen device | Ajovy | 1 | 5 | 20 | |
| FUROSEMIDE | furosemide 10 mg/mL oral liquid, 30 mL | Lasix | 2 | 3 | 50 |
| furosemide 20 mg tablet, 50 | Frusemix-M | 100 | 1 | 20 | |
| furosemide 20 mg tablet, 50 | Frusemix-M | 200 | 1 | 50 | |
| furosemide 20 mg tablet, 100 | APO-Frusemide, Frusemix-M | 100 | 1 | 20 | |
| furosemide 20 mg tablet, 100 | APO-Frusemide, Frusemix-M | 200 | 1 | 50 | |
| furosemide 40 mg tablet, 100 | APO-Frusemide, Frusax, Frusemix, NOUMED FUROSEMIDE, Uremide | 100 | 1 | 20 | |
| furosemide 40 mg tablet, 100 | APO-Frusemide, Frusax, Frusemix, NOUMED FUROSEMIDE, Uremide | 200 | 1 | 50 | |
| furosemide 500 mg tablet, 50 | Urex-Forte | 100 | 3 | 50 |
