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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GABAPENTIN | gabapentin 100 mg capsule, 100 | APX-Gabapentin, GAPENTIN, Gabacor, Neurontin, Nupentin 100 | 100 | 5 | 20 |
| gabapentin 300 mg capsule, 100 | APX-Gabapentin, GAPENTIN, Gabacor, Gabapentin Sandoz, Gabapentin generichealth, Neurontin, Nupentin 300 | 100 | 5 | 20 | |
| gabapentin 400 mg capsule, 100 | APX-Gabapentin, GAPENTIN, Gabacor, Gabapentin Sandoz, Gabapentin generichealth, Neurontin, Nupentin 400 | 100 | 5 | 20 | |
| gabapentin 600 mg tablet, 100 | GAPENTIN, Gabapentin APOTEX, Neurontin, Pharmacor Gabapentin 600 | 100 | 5 | 20 | |
| gabapentin 800 mg tablet, 100 | GAPENTIN, Gabapentin APOTEX, Neurontin, Pharmacor Gabapentin 800 | 100 | 5 | 20 | |
| GALANTAMINE | galantamine 16 mg modified release capsule, 28 | APO-Galantamine MR, Galantyl, Gamine XR, Reminyl | 28 | 5 | 20 |
| galantamine 24 mg modified release capsule, 28 | APO-Galantamine MR, Galantyl, Gamine XR, Reminyl | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| galantamine 8 mg modified release capsule, 28 | APO-Galantamine MR, Galantyl, Gamine XR, Reminyl | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| GALCANEZUMAB | galcanezumab 120 mg/mL injection, 1 mL pen device | Emgality | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| galcanezumab 120 mg/mL injection, 1 mL pen device | Emgality | 2 | 1 | 20 | |
| GEMFIBROZIL | gemfibrozil 600 mg tablet, 60 | Ausgem, Lipigem | 60 | 5 | 20 |
| gemfibrozil 600 mg tablet, 60 | Ausgem, Lipigem | 120 | 5 | 50 | |
| GLIBENCLAMIDE | glibenclamide 5 mg tablet, 100 | Daonil | 200 | 5 | 50 |
| GLICLAZIDE | gliclazide 60 mg modified release tablet, 60 | ARDIX GLICLAZIDE 60mg MR, Diamicron 60mg MR, Gliclazide Lupin MR, Pharmacor Gliclazide MR | 60 | 5 | 20 |
| gliclazide 60 mg modified release tablet, 60 | ARDIX GLICLAZIDE 60mg MR, Diamicron 60mg MR, Gliclazide Lupin MR, Pharmacor Gliclazide MR | 120 | 5 | 50 | |
| gliclazide 80 mg tablet, 100 | APO-Gliclazide, APX-Gliclazide, Glyade, Nidem | 100 | 5 | 20 | |
| gliclazide 80 mg tablet, 100 | APO-Gliclazide, APX-Gliclazide, Glyade, Nidem | 200 | 5 | 50 | |
| GLIMEPIRIDE | glimepiride 1 mg tablet, 30 | Amaryl, Glimepiride APOTEX, Glimepiride Sandoz | 60 | 5 | 50 |
| glimepiride 2 mg tablet, 30 | Glimepiride APOTEX, Glimepiride Sandoz | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| glimepiride 3 mg tablet, 30 | Glimepiride APOTEX, Glimepiride Sandoz | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| glimepiride 3 mg tablet, 30 | Glimepiride APOTEX, Glimepiride Sandoz | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| glimepiride 4 mg tablet, 30 | Glimepiride APOTEX, Glimepiride Sandoz | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| glimepiride 4 mg tablet, 30 | Glimepiride APOTEX, Glimepiride Sandoz | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| GLIPIZIDE | glipizide 5 mg tablet, 100 | Melizide, Minidiab | 200 | 5 | 50 |
| GLYCERYL TRINITRATE | glyceryl trinitrate 10 mg/24 hours patch, 30 | Minitran 10, Transiderm-Nitro 50 | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| glyceryl trinitrate 10 mg/24 hours patch, 30 | Transiderm-Nitro 50 | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| glyceryl trinitrate 400 microgram/actuation spray, 200 actuations | Nitrolingual Pumpspray | 2 | 5 | 50 | |
| glyceryl trinitrate 15 mg/24 hours patch, 30 | Minitran 15 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| glyceryl trinitrate 5 mg/24 hours patch, 30 | Minitran 5, Transiderm-Nitro 25 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| glyceryl trinitrate 5 mg/24 hours patch, 30 | Transiderm-Nitro 25 | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| GLYCOPYRRONIUM | glycopyrronium 50 microgram powder for inhalation, 30 capsules | seebri breezhaler | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| GOLIMUMAB | golimumab 50 mg/0.5 mL injection, 0.5 mL syringe | Simponi | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| golimumab 50 mg/0.5 mL injection, 0.5 mL pen device | Simponi | 1 | 5 | 20 | |
| golimumab 100 mg/mL injection, 1 mL pen device | Simponi | 1 | 5 | 20 | |
| GOSERELIN | goserelin 10.8 mg implant, 1 | Zoladex 10.8 Implant | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| goserelin 3.6 mg implant, 1 | Zoladex Implant | 1 | 5 | 20 | |
| GOSERELIN (&) BICALUTAMIDE | goserelin 10.8 mg implant [1 implant] (&) bicalutamide 50 mg tablet [28], 1 pack | ZolaCos CP 10.8/50(28) | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| goserelin 10.8 mg implant [1 implant] (&) bicalutamide 50 mg tablet [84], 1 pack | ZolaCos CP 10.8/50(84) | 1 | 1 | 20 | |
| goserelin 3.6 mg implant [1] (&) bicalutamide 50 mg tablet [28], 1 pack | ZolaCos CP 3.6/50 | 1 | 5 | 20 | |
| GRISEOFULVIN | griseofulvin 125 mg tablet, 100 | Grisovin | 100 | 2 | 20 |
| GUANFACINE | guanfacine 1 mg modified release tablet, 28 | Intuniv | 28 | 5 | 20 |
| guanfacine 2 mg modified release tablet, 28 | Intuniv | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| guanfacine 3 mg modified release tablet, 28 | Intuniv | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| guanfacine 4 mg modified release tablet, 28 | Intuniv | 28 | 5 | 20 |
