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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RABEPRAZOLE | rabeprazole sodium 10 mg enteric tablet, 28 | APO-Rabeprazole, Parbezol, Pariet, Rabeprazole Sandoz | 28 | 5 | 20 |
| rabeprazole sodium 20 mg enteric tablet, 30 | APO-Rabeprazole, Noumed Rabeprazole, Parbezol, Pariet, Rabeprazole Mylan, Rabeprazole SUN, Rabeprazole Sandoz, Zabep | 30 | 1 | 20 | |
| rabeprazole sodium 20 mg enteric tablet, 30 | APO-Rabeprazole, Noumed Rabeprazole, Parbezol, Pariet, Rabeprazole Mylan, Rabeprazole SUN, Rabeprazole Sandoz, Zabep | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| rabeprazole sodium 20 mg enteric tablet, 30 | APO-Rabeprazole, Noumed Rabeprazole, Parbezol, Pariet, Rabeprazole Mylan, Rabeprazole SUN, Rabeprazole Sandoz, Zabep | 60 | 5 | 20 | |
| RALOXIFENE | raloxifene hydrochloride 60 mg tablet, 28 | Evista, Fixta 60, RALOVISTA, Raloxifene GH | 28 | 5 | 20 |
| raloxifene hydrochloride 60 mg tablet, 28 | Evista, Fixta 60, RALOVISTA, Raloxifene GH | 56 | 5 | 50 | |
| RALTEGRAVIR | raltegravir 600 mg tablet, 60 | Isentress HD | 120 | 5 | 20 |
| RAMIPRIL | ramipril 2.5 mg capsule, 30 | APO-Ramipril, Tryzan Caps 2.5 | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| ramipril 2.5 mg capsule, 30 | APO-Ramipril, Tryzan Caps 2.5 | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| ramipril 5 mg capsule, 30 | APO-Ramipril, Tryzan Caps 5 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| ramipril 5 mg capsule, 30 | APO-Ramipril, Tryzan Caps 5 | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| ramipril 1.25 mg tablet, 30 | Prilace, Ramipril Sandoz, Ramipril Viatris, Ramipril Winthrop, Tritace 1.25 mg, Tryzan Tabs 1.25 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| ramipril 1.25 mg tablet, 30 | Prilace, Ramipril Sandoz, Ramipril Viatris, Ramipril Winthrop, Tritace 1.25 mg, Tryzan Tabs 1.25 | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| ramipril 10 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Ramipril, Ramipril Sandoz, Tritace, Tryzan Tabs 10 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| ramipril 10 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Ramipril, Ramipril Sandoz, Tritace, Tryzan Tabs 10 | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| ramipril 2.5 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Ramipril, Prilace, Ramipril Sandoz, Ramipril Winthrop, Tritace 2.5 mg, Tryzan Tabs 2.5 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| ramipril 2.5 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Ramipril, Prilace, Ramipril Sandoz, Ramipril Winthrop, Tritace 2.5 mg, Tryzan Tabs 2.5 | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| ramipril 5 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Ramipril, Prilace, Ramipril Sandoz, Ramipril Winthrop, Tritace 5 mg, Tryzan Tabs 5 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| ramipril 5 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Ramipril, Prilace, Ramipril Sandoz, Ramipril Winthrop, Tritace 5 mg, Tryzan Tabs 5 | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| ramipril 1.25 mg capsule, 30 | Tryzan Caps 1.25 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| ramipril 1.25 mg capsule, 30 | Tryzan Caps 1.25 | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| ramipril 10 mg capsule, 30 | APO-Ramipril, APX-Ramipril, Prilace, Ramipril Sandoz, Ramipril Winthrop, Tritace 10 mg, Tryzan Caps 10 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| ramipril 10 mg capsule, 30 | APO-Ramipril, APX-Ramipril, Prilace, Ramipril Sandoz, Ramipril Winthrop, Tritace 10 mg, Tryzan Caps 10 | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| RAMIPRIL + FELODIPINE | ramipril 2.5 mg + felodipine 2.5 mg modified release tablet, 30 | Triasyn 2.5/2.5 | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| ramipril 2.5 mg + felodipine 2.5 mg modified release tablet, 30 | Triasyn 2.5/2.5 | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| ramipril 5 mg + felodipine 5 mg modified release tablet, 30 | Triasyn 5.0/5.0 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| ramipril 5 mg + felodipine 5 mg modified release tablet, 30 | Triasyn 5.0/5.0 | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| RANITIDINE | ranitidine 150 mg tablet, 60 | APO-Ranitidine | 60 | 5 | 20 |
| ranitidine 300 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Ranitidine | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| RASAGILINE | rasagiline 1 mg tablet, 30 | Alziras, Azilect, Pharmacor Rasagiline, Rasagiline Lupin, Rasagiline Sandoz, Rasagiline-Teva | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| REBOXETINE | reboxetine 4 mg tablet, 60 | Edronax | 60 | 5 | 20 |
| RIBAVIRIN | ribavirin 200 mg tablet, 100 | Ibavyr | 200 | 2 | 20 |
| RIBOCICLIB | ribociclib 200 mg tablet, 42 | Kisqali | 42 | 5 | 20 |
| ribociclib 200 mg tablet, 63 | Kisqali | 63 | 5 | 20 | |
| ribociclib 200 mg tablet, 21 | Kisqali | 21 | 5 | 20 | |
| RIFAXIMIN | rifaximin 550 mg tablet, 56 | Xifaxan | 56 | 5 | 20 |
| RILUZOLE | riluzole 50 mg tablet, 56 | APO-Riluzole, Pharmacor Riluzole, Rilutek, Riluzole Sandoz | 56 | 5 | 20 |
| RIPRETINIB | ripretinib 50 mg tablet, 90 | Qinlock | 90 | 1 | 20 |
| RISANKIZUMAB | risankizumab 75 mg/0.83 mL injection, 2 x 0.83 mL syringes | Skyrizi | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| RISEDRONATE | risedronate sodium 150 mg tablet, 1 | APO-Risedronate, Actonel Once-a-Month | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| risedronate sodium 150 mg tablet, 1 | APO-Risedronate, Actonel Once-a-Month | 2 | 5 | 50 | |
| risedronate sodium 30 mg tablet, 28 | Actonel | 28 | 1 | 20 | |
| risedronate sodium 35 mg tablet, 4 | APO-Risedronate, Risedronate Sandoz | 4 | 5 | 20 | |
| risedronate sodium 35 mg tablet, 4 | APO-Risedronate, Risedronate Sandoz | 8 | 5 | 50 | |
| risedronate sodium 35 mg enteric tablet, 4 | Actonel EC | 4 | 5 | 20 | |
| risedronate sodium 35 mg enteric tablet, 4 | Actonel EC | 8 | 5 | 50 | |
| risedronate sodium 5 mg tablet, 28 | Actonel | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| risedronate sodium 5 mg tablet, 28 | Actonel | 56 | 5 | 50 | |
| RIVAROXABAN | rivaroxaban 10 mg tablet, 30 | Xarelto | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| rivaroxaban 10 mg tablet, 30 | Xarelto | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| rivaroxaban 2.5 mg tablet, 60 | Xarelto | 60 | 5 | 20 | |
| rivaroxaban 2.5 mg tablet, 60 | Xarelto | 120 | 5 | 50 | |
| rivaroxaban 15 mg tablet, 28 | Xarelto | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| rivaroxaban 15 mg tablet, 28 | Xarelto | 56 | 5 | 50 | |
| rivaroxaban 20 mg tablet, 28 | Xarelto | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| rivaroxaban 20 mg tablet, 28 | Xarelto | 56 | 5 | 50 | |
| RIVASTIGMINE | rivastigmine 1.5 mg capsule, 56 | Exelon | 56 | 5 | 20 |
| rivastigmine 3 mg capsule, 56 | Exelon | 56 | 5 | 20 | |
| rivastigmine 4.5 mg capsule, 56 | Exelon | 56 | 5 | 20 | |
| rivastigmine 6 mg capsule, 56 | Exelon | 56 | 5 | 20 | |
| rivastigmine 9.5 mg/24 hours patch, 30 | Exelon Patch 10 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| rivastigmine 4.6 mg/24 hours patch, 30 | Exelon Patch 5 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| rivastigmine 13.3 mg/24 hours patch, 30 | Exelon Patch 15 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| ROMOSOZUMAB | romosozumab 105 mg/1.17 mL injection, 2 x 1.17 mL syringes | Evenity | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| ROSUVASTATIN | rosuvastatin 10 mg tablet, 30 | APX-Rosuvastatin, Blooms Rosuvastatin, Blooms the Chemist Rosuvastatin, Cavstat, Crestor, Crosuva 10, Noumed Rosuvastatin, Pharmacor Rosuvastatin 10, Rosuvastatin APOTEX, Rosuvastatin Lupin, Rosuvastatin RBX, Rosuvastatin Sandoz | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| rosuvastatin 10 mg tablet, 30 | APX-Rosuvastatin, Blooms Rosuvastatin, Blooms the Chemist Rosuvastatin, Cavstat, Crestor, Crosuva 10, Noumed Rosuvastatin, Pharmacor Rosuvastatin 10, Rosuvastatin APOTEX, Rosuvastatin Lupin, Rosuvastatin RBX, Rosuvastatin Sandoz | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| rosuvastatin 20 mg tablet, 30 | APX-Rosuvastatin, Blooms Rosuvastatin, Blooms the Chemist Rosuvastatin, Cavstat, Crestor, Crosuva 20, Noumed Rosuvastatin, Pharmacor Rosuvastatin 20, Rosuvastatin APOTEX, Rosuvastatin Lupin, Rosuvastatin RBX, Rosuvastatin Sandoz | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| rosuvastatin 20 mg tablet, 30 | APX-Rosuvastatin, Blooms Rosuvastatin, Blooms the Chemist Rosuvastatin, Cavstat, Crestor, Crosuva 20, Noumed Rosuvastatin, Pharmacor Rosuvastatin 20, Rosuvastatin APOTEX, Rosuvastatin Lupin, Rosuvastatin RBX, Rosuvastatin Sandoz | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| rosuvastatin 40 mg tablet, 30 | APX-Rosuvastatin, Blooms Rosuvastatin, Blooms the Chemist Rosuvastatin, Cavstat, Crestor, Crosuva 40, Noumed Rosuvastatin, Pharmacor Rosuvastatin 40, Rosuvastatin APOTEX, Rosuvastatin Lupin, Rosuvastatin RBX, Rosuvastatin Sandoz | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| rosuvastatin 40 mg tablet, 30 | APX-Rosuvastatin, Blooms Rosuvastatin, Blooms the Chemist Rosuvastatin, Cavstat, Crestor, Crosuva 40, Noumed Rosuvastatin, Pharmacor Rosuvastatin 40, Rosuvastatin APOTEX, Rosuvastatin Lupin, Rosuvastatin RBX, Rosuvastatin Sandoz | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| rosuvastatin 5 mg tablet, 30 | APX-Rosuvastatin, Blooms Rosuvastatin, Blooms the Chemist Rosuvastatin, Cavstat, Crestor, Crosuva 5, Noumed Rosuvastatin, Pharmacor Rosuvastatin 5, Rosuvastatin APOTEX, Rosuvastatin Lupin, Rosuvastatin RBX, Rosuvastatin Sandoz | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| rosuvastatin 5 mg tablet, 30 | APX-Rosuvastatin, Blooms Rosuvastatin, Blooms the Chemist Rosuvastatin, Cavstat, Crestor, Crosuva 5, Noumed Rosuvastatin, Pharmacor Rosuvastatin 5, Rosuvastatin APOTEX, Rosuvastatin Lupin, Rosuvastatin RBX, Rosuvastatin Sandoz | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| ROTIGOTINE | rotigotine 2 mg/24 hours patch, 28 | Neupro | 28 | 5 | 20 |
| rotigotine 4 mg/24 hours patch, 28 | Neupro | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| rotigotine 6 mg/24 hours patch, 28 | Neupro | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| rotigotine 8 mg/24 hours patch, 28 | Neupro | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| RUXOLITINIB | ruxolitinib 5 mg tablet, 56 | Jakavi | 56 | 5 | 20 |
| ruxolitinib 5 mg tablet, 56 | Jakavi | 112 | 0 | 20 | |
| ruxolitinib 5 mg tablet, 56 | Jakavi | 112 | 5 | 20 | |
| ruxolitinib 15 mg tablet, 56 | Jakavi | 56 | 0 | 20 | |
| ruxolitinib 15 mg tablet, 56 | Jakavi | 56 | 5 | 20 | |
| ruxolitinib 20 mg tablet, 56 | Jakavi | 56 | 0 | 20 | |
| ruxolitinib 20 mg tablet, 56 | Jakavi | 56 | 5 | 20 | |
| ruxolitinib 10 mg tablet, 56 | Jakavi | 56 | 0 | 20 | |
| ruxolitinib 10 mg tablet, 56 | Jakavi | 56 | 5 | 20 |
