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.
Safety Net early supply rule - List of medicines
Pharmaceutical benefits to which the Safety Net early supply rule applies if supplied within 20 days of a previous supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABATACEPT | abatacept 125 mg/mL injection, 4 x 1 mL syringes | Orencia | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| abatacept 125 mg/mL injection, 4 x 1 mL pen devices | Orencia ClickJect | 4 | 5 | 20 | |
| ABEMACICLIB | abemaciclib 50 mg tablet, 56 | Verzenio | 56 | 5 | 20 |
| abemaciclib 100 mg tablet, 56 | Verzenio | 56 | 5 | 20 | |
| abemaciclib 150 mg tablet, 56 | Verzenio | 56 | 5 | 20 | |
| ABIRATERONE | abiraterone acetate 500 mg tablet, 60 | Zytiga | 60 | 2 | 20 |
| abiraterone acetate 250 mg tablet, 120 | Zytiga | 120 | 2 | 20 | |
| ACALABRUTINIB | acalabrutinib 100 mg capsule, 56 | Calquence | 56 | 5 | 20 |
| ACICLOVIR | aciclovir 200 mg tablet, 90 | APO-Aciclovir, Aciclovir APOTEX, Aciclovir GH, Aciclovir Sandoz, GenRx Aciclovir | 90 | 5 | 20 |
| ACLIDINIUM | aclidinium 322 microgram/actuation inhalation: powder for, 60 actuations | Bretaris Genuair | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| ACLIDINIUM + FORMOTEROL (EFORMOTEROL) | aclidinium 340 microgram/actuation + formoterol (eformoterol) fumarate dihydrate 12 microgram/actuation powder for inhalation, 60 actuations | Brimica Genuair | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| ADALIMUMAB | adalimumab 20 mg/0.4 mL injection, 0.4 mL syringe | Amgevita | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| adalimumab 20 mg/0.4 mL injection, 0.4 mL syringe | Amgevita | 2 | 3 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 20 mg/0.4 mL injection, 0.4 mL syringe | Amgevita | 2 | 5 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.4 mL injection, 2 x 0.4 mL syringes | Humira | 2 | 0 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.4 mL injection, 2 x 0.4 mL syringes | Humira | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.4 mL injection, 2 x 0.4 mL syringes | Humira | 2 | 5 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.4 mL injection, 2 x 0.4 mL syringes | Humira | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.4 mL injection, 2 x 0.4 mL pen devices | Humira | 2 | 0 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.4 mL injection, 2 x 0.4 mL pen devices | Humira | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.4 mL injection, 2 x 0.4 mL pen devices | Humira | 2 | 5 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.4 mL injection, 2 x 0.4 mL pen devices | Humira | 4 | 5 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.4 mL injection, 2 x 0.4 mL pen devices | Humira | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 20 mg/0.2 mL injection, 2 x 0.2 mL syringes | Humira | 2 | 0 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 20 mg/0.2 mL injection, 2 x 0.2 mL syringes | Humira | 2 | 3 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 20 mg/0.2 mL injection, 2 x 0.2 mL syringes | Humira | 2 | 5 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 80 mg/0.8 mL injection, 0.8 mL pen device | Humira | 2 | 5 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 80 mg/0.8 mL injection, 0.8 mL pen device | Humira | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 80 mg/0.8 mL injection, 0.8 mL syringe | Humira | 2 | 5 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 80 mg/0.8 mL injection, 0.8 mL syringe | Humira | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.8 mL injection, 2 x 0.8 mL pen devices | Amgevita, Hadlima, Hyrimoz, Idacio | 2 | 0 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.8 mL injection, 2 x 0.8 mL pen devices | Amgevita, Hadlima, Hyrimoz, Idacio | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.8 mL injection, 2 x 0.8 mL pen devices | Amgevita, Hadlima, Hyrimoz, Idacio | 2 | 5 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.8 mL injection, 2 x 0.8 mL pen devices | Amgevita, Hadlima, Hyrimoz, Idacio | 4 | 5 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.8 mL injection, 2 x 0.8 mL pen devices | Amgevita, Hadlima, Hyrimoz, Idacio | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.8 mL injection, 2 x 0.8 mL syringes | Amgevita, Hadlima, Hyrimoz, Idacio | 2 | 0 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.8 mL injection, 2 x 0.8 mL syringes | Amgevita, Hadlima, Hyrimoz, Idacio | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.8 mL injection, 2 x 0.8 mL syringes | Amgevita, Hadlima, Hyrimoz, Idacio | 2 | 5 | 20 | |
| adalimumab 40 mg/0.8 mL injection, 2 x 0.8 mL syringes | Amgevita, Hadlima, Hyrimoz, Idacio | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| ALENDRONATE | alendronate 70 mg tablet, 4 | APO-Alendronate, Alendronate Sandoz, Fonat | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| ALENDRONATE + COLECALCIFEROL | alendronate 70 mg + colecalciferol 140 microgram (5600 units) tablet, 4 | ALENDRONATE PLUS D3 70mg/140ug APOTEX, Alendronate Plus D3 Sandoz, Alendronate plus D3-DRLA, FonatPlus, Fosamax Plus 70 mg/140 mcg | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| alendronate 70 mg + colecalciferol 70 microgram (2800 units) tablet, 4 | ALENDRONATE PLUS D3 70mg/70ug APOTEX, Alendronate Plus D3 Sandoz, Alendronate plus D3-DRLA, FonatPlus, Fosamax Plus | 4 | 5 | 20 | |
| ALIROCUMAB | alirocumab 150 mg/mL injection, 2 x 1 mL pen devices | Praluent | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| alirocumab 75 mg/mL injection, 2 x 1 mL pen devices | Praluent | 2 | 5 | 20 | |
| ALLOPURINOL | allopurinol 100 mg tablet, 200 | Allopurinol APOTEX, Allopurinol Sandoz, Allosig, NOUMED ALLOPURINOL, Progout 100, Zyloprim | 200 | 2 | 20 |
| allopurinol 300 mg tablet, 60 | Allopurinol APOTEX, Allopurinol Sandoz, Allosig, NOUMED ALLOPURINOL, Progout 300, Zyloprim | 60 | 2 | 20 | |
| ALOGLIPTIN | alogliptin 6.25 mg tablet, 28 | Nesina | 28 | 5 | 20 |
| alogliptin 12.5 mg tablet, 28 | Nesina | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| alogliptin 25 mg tablet, 28 | Nesina | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| ALOGLIPTIN + METFORMIN | alogliptin 12.5 mg + metformin hydrochloride 1 g tablet, 56 | Nesina Met 12.5/1000 | 56 | 5 | 20 |
| alogliptin 12.5 mg + metformin hydrochloride 500 mg tablet, 56 | Nesina Met 12.5/500 | 56 | 5 | 20 | |
| alogliptin 12.5 mg + metformin hydrochloride 850 mg tablet, 56 | Nesina Met 12.5/850 | 56 | 5 | 20 | |
| AMANTADINE | amantadine hydrochloride 100 mg capsule, 100 | Symmetrel 100 | 100 | 5 | 20 |
| AMIFAMPRIDINE | amifampridine 10 mg tablet, 100 | Ruzurgi | 200 | 5 | 20 |
| AMILORIDE + HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE | amiloride hydrochloride dihydrate 5 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 50 mg tablet, 50 | Moduretic | 100 | 1 | 20 |
| AMLODIPINE | amlodipine 5 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Amlodipine, Amlo 5, Amlodipine APOTEX, Amlodipine Amneal, Amlodipine GH, Amlodipine Sandoz, BTC Amlodipine, Blooms the Chemist Amlodipine, NOUMED AMLODIPINE, Nordip, Norvapine, Norvasc, Pharmacor Amlodipine | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| amlodipine 10 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Amlodipine, Amlo 10, Amlodipine APOTEX, Amlodipine Amneal, Amlodipine GH, Amlodipine Sandoz, BTC Amlodipine, Blooms the Chemist Amlodipine, NOUMED AMLODIPINE, Nordip, Norvapine, Norvasc, Pharmacor Amlodipine | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| AMLODIPINE + ATORVASTATIN | amlodipine 10 mg + atorvastatin 10 mg tablet, 30 | Cadivast 10/10, Caduet 10/10 | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| amlodipine 10 mg + atorvastatin 20 mg tablet, 30 | Cadivast 10/20, Caduet 10/20 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| amlodipine 10 mg + atorvastatin 40 mg tablet, 30 | Cadivast 10/40, Caduet 10/40 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| amlodipine 10 mg + atorvastatin 80 mg tablet, 30 | Cadivast 10/80, Caduet 10/80 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| amlodipine 5 mg + atorvastatin 10 mg tablet, 30 | Cadivast 5/10 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| amlodipine 5 mg + atorvastatin 20 mg tablet, 30 | Cadivast 5/20 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| amlodipine 5 mg + atorvastatin 40 mg tablet, 30 | Cadivast 5/40, Caduet 5/40 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| amlodipine 5 mg + atorvastatin 80 mg tablet, 30 | Cadivast 5/80, Caduet 5/80 | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| AMLODIPINE + VALSARTAN | amlodipine 10 mg + valsartan 160 mg tablet, 28 | Exforge 10/160, Valsartan/Amlodipine Novartis 160/10 | 28 | 5 | 20 |
| amlodipine 10 mg + valsartan 320 mg tablet, 28 | Exforge 10/320, Valsartan/Amlodipine Novartis 320/10 | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| amlodipine 5 mg + valsartan 160 mg tablet, 28 | Exforge 5/160, Valsartan/Amlodipine Novartis 160/5 | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| amlodipine 5 mg + valsartan 320 mg tablet, 28 | Exforge 5/320, Valsartan/Amlodipine Novartis 320/5 | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| amlodipine 5 mg + valsartan 80 mg tablet, 28 | Exforge 5/80, Valsartan/Amlodipine Novartis 80/5 | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| AMLODIPINE + VALSARTAN + HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE | amlodipine 10 mg + valsartan 160 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg tablet, 28 | Exforge HCT 10/160/25, Valsartan/Amlodipine/HCT Novartis 160/10/25 | 28 | 5 | 20 |
| amlodipine 10 mg + valsartan 160 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg tablet, 28 | Exforge HCT 10/160/12.5, Valsartan/Amlodipine/HCT Novartis 160/10/12.5 | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| amlodipine 10 mg + valsartan 320 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg tablet, 28 | Exforge HCT 10/320/25, Valsartan/Amlodipine/HCT Novartis 320/10/25 | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| amlodipine 5 mg + valsartan 160 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg tablet, 28 | Exforge HCT 5/160/12.5, Valsartan/Amlodipine/HCT Novartis 160/5/12.5 | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| amlodipine 5 mg + valsartan 160 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg tablet, 28 | Exforge HCT 5/160/25, Valsartan/Amlodipine/HCT Novartis 160/5/25 | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| ANASTROZOLE | anastrozole 1 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Anastrozole, Anastrol, Anastrozole FBM, Anastrozole GH, Anastrozole Sandoz, Arianna 1, Arimidex | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| APALUTAMIDE | apalutamide 60 mg tablet, 120 | Erlyand | 120 | 5 | 20 |
| APIXABAN | apixaban 2.5 mg tablet, 60 | Eliquis | 60 | 0 | 20 |
| apixaban 2.5 mg tablet, 60 | Eliquis | 60 | 5 | 20 | |
| apixaban 5 mg tablet, 28 | Eliquis | 28 | 0 | 20 | |
| apixaban 5 mg tablet, 60 | Eliquis | 60 | 5 | 20 | |
| ARMODAFINIL | armodafinil 50 mg tablet, 30 | Nuvigil | 60 | 5 | 20 |
| armodafinil 150 mg tablet, 30 | Nuvigil | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| armodafinil 250 mg tablet, 30 | Nuvigil | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| ASPIRIN | aspirin 100 mg tablet, 112 | Spren 100 | 112 | 1 | 20 |
| ATAZANAVIR + COBICISTAT | atazanavir 300 mg + cobicistat 150 mg tablet, 30 | Evotaz | 60 | 5 | 20 |
| ATENOLOL | atenolol 50 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Atenolol, APX-Atenolol, Atenolol Amneal, Atenolol GH, Atenolol Sandoz, Noten, Tenormin, Tensig | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| atenolol 50 mg/10 mL oral liquid, 300 mL | Atenolol-AFT | 1 | 5 | 20 | |
| ATOMOXETINE | atomoxetine 10 mg capsule, 28 | APO-Atomoxetine, Atomoxetine Sandoz, Strattera | 56 | 5 | 20 |
| atomoxetine 100 mg capsule, 28 | APO-Atomoxetine, Atomoxetine Sandoz, Strattera | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| atomoxetine 18 mg capsule, 28 | APO-Atomoxetine, Atomoxetine Sandoz, Strattera | 56 | 5 | 20 | |
| atomoxetine 25 mg capsule, 28 | APO-Atomoxetine, Atomoxetine Sandoz, Strattera | 56 | 5 | 20 | |
| atomoxetine 40 mg capsule, 28 | APO-Atomoxetine, Atomoxetine Sandoz, Strattera | 56 | 5 | 20 | |
| atomoxetine 60 mg capsule, 28 | APO-Atomoxetine, Atomoxetine Sandoz, Strattera | 56 | 5 | 20 | |
| atomoxetine 80 mg capsule, 28 | APO-Atomoxetine, Atomoxetine Sandoz, Strattera | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| ATORVASTATIN | atorvastatin 10 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Atorvastatin, Atorvachol, Atorvastatin GH, Atorvastatin SZ, Blooms the Chemist Atorvastatin, Lipitor, Lorstat 10, NOUMED ATORVASTATIN, Pharmacor Atorvastatin, Trovas | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| atorvastatin 10 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Atorvastatin, Atorvachol, Atorvastatin GH, Atorvastatin SZ, Blooms the Chemist Atorvastatin, Lipitor, Lorstat 10, NOUMED ATORVASTATIN, Pharmacor Atorvastatin, Trovas | 30 | 11 | 20 | |
| atorvastatin 20 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Atorvastatin, Atorvachol, Atorvastatin GH, Atorvastatin SZ, Blooms the Chemist Atorvastatin, Lipitor, Lorstat 20, NOUMED ATORVASTATIN, Pharmacor Atorvastatin, Trovas | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| atorvastatin 20 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Atorvastatin, Atorvachol, Atorvastatin GH, Atorvastatin SZ, Blooms the Chemist Atorvastatin, Lipitor, Lorstat 20, NOUMED ATORVASTATIN, Pharmacor Atorvastatin, Trovas | 30 | 11 | 20 | |
| atorvastatin 40 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Atorvastatin, Atorvachol, Atorvastatin GH, Atorvastatin SZ, Blooms the Chemist Atorvastatin, Lipitor, Lorstat 40, NOUMED ATORVASTATIN, Pharmacor Atorvastatin, Trovas | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| atorvastatin 40 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Atorvastatin, Atorvachol, Atorvastatin GH, Atorvastatin SZ, Blooms the Chemist Atorvastatin, Lipitor, Lorstat 40, NOUMED ATORVASTATIN, Pharmacor Atorvastatin, Trovas | 30 | 11 | 20 | |
| atorvastatin 80 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Atorvastatin, Atorvachol, Atorvastatin GH, Atorvastatin SZ, Blooms the Chemist Atorvastatin, Lipitor, Lorstat 80, NOUMED ATORVASTATIN, Pharmacor Atorvastatin, Trovas | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| atorvastatin 80 mg tablet, 30 | APO-Atorvastatin, Atorvachol, Atorvastatin GH, Atorvastatin SZ, Blooms the Chemist Atorvastatin, Lipitor, Lorstat 80, NOUMED ATORVASTATIN, Pharmacor Atorvastatin, Trovas | 30 | 11 | 20 | |
| AURANOFIN | auranofin 3 mg capsule, 60 | Ridaura | 60 | 5 | 20 |
| auranofin 3 mg tablet, 60 | Ridaura | 60 | 5 | 20 | |
| AZATHIOPRINE | azathioprine 25 mg tablet, 100 | APO-Azathioprine, Azathioprine GH, Azathioprine Sandoz, Imuran, NOUMED AZATHIOPRINE | 100 | 5 | 20 |
| azathioprine 50 mg tablet, 100 | APO-Azathioprine, Azapin, Azathioprine GH, Azathioprine Sandoz, Imazan, Imuran, NOUMED AZATHIOPRINE, Thioprine 50 | 100 | 5 | 20 |
