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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALACICLOVIR | valaciclovir 500 mg tablet, 30 | APX-Valaciclovir, NOUMED VALACICLOVIR, Shilova 500, Vaclovir, Valaciclovir APOTEX, Valaciclovir RBX, Valaciclovir SZ, Valaciclovir Sandoz, Valaciclovir generichealth, Valacor 500, Valtrex, Zelitrex | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| VALPROATE | valproate sodium 200 mg/5 mL oral liquid, 300 mL | Epilim Liquid, Epilim Syrup | 4 | 2 | 50 |
| valproate sodium 100 mg tablet, 100 | Epilim | 400 | 2 | 50 | |
| valproate sodium 200 mg enteric tablet, 100 | Epilim EC, Sodium Valproate Sandoz, Valprease 200, Valpro EC 200, Valproate Winthrop EC 200 | 200 | 2 | 20 | |
| valproate sodium 200 mg enteric tablet, 100 | Epilim EC, Sodium Valproate Sandoz, Valprease 200, Valpro EC 200, Valproate Winthrop EC 200 | 400 | 2 | 50 | |
| valproate sodium 500 mg enteric tablet, 100 | Epilim EC, Sodium Valproate Sandoz, Valprease 500, Valpro EC 500, Valproate Winthrop EC 500 | 200 | 2 | 20 | |
| valproate sodium 500 mg enteric tablet, 100 | Epilim EC, Sodium Valproate Sandoz, Valprease 500, Valpro EC 500, Valproate Winthrop EC 500 | 400 | 2 | 50 | |
| VALSARTAN | valsartan 160 mg tablet, 28 | Dilart, Diovan | 28 | 5 | 20 |
| valsartan 160 mg tablet, 28 | Dilart, Diovan | 56 | 5 | 50 | |
| valsartan 320 mg tablet, 28 | Dilart, Diovan | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| valsartan 320 mg tablet, 28 | Dilart, Diovan | 56 | 5 | 50 | |
| valsartan 80 mg tablet, 28 | Dilart, Diovan | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| valsartan 80 mg tablet, 28 | Dilart, Diovan | 56 | 5 | 50 | |
| VALSARTAN + HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE | valsartan 160 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg tablet, 28 | Co-Diovan 160/12.5, Dilart HCT 160/12.5 | 28 | 5 | 20 |
| valsartan 160 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg tablet, 28 | Co-Diovan 160/12.5, Dilart HCT 160/12.5 | 56 | 5 | 50 | |
| valsartan 160 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg tablet, 28 | Co-Diovan 160/25, Dilart HCT 160/25 | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| valsartan 160 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg tablet, 28 | Co-Diovan 160/25, Dilart HCT 160/25 | 56 | 5 | 50 | |
| valsartan 320 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg tablet, 28 | Co-Diovan 320/12.5, Dilart HCT 320/12.5 | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| valsartan 320 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg tablet, 28 | Co-Diovan 320/12.5, Dilart HCT 320/12.5 | 56 | 5 | 50 | |
| valsartan 320 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg tablet, 28 | Co-Diovan 320/25, Dilart HCT 320/25 | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| valsartan 320 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg tablet, 28 | Co-Diovan 320/25, Dilart HCT 320/25 | 56 | 5 | 50 | |
| valsartan 80 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg tablet, 28 | Co-Diovan 80/12.5, Dilart HCT 80/12.5 | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| valsartan 80 mg + hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg tablet, 28 | Co-Diovan 80/12.5, Dilart HCT 80/12.5 | 56 | 5 | 50 | |
| VARENICLINE | varenicline 500 microgram tablet [11] (&) varenicline 1 mg tablet [42], 53 | Champix, PHARMACOR VARENICLINE, VARENAPIX | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| varenicline 1 mg tablet, 56 | Champix, PHARMACOR VARENICLINE, VARENAPIX | 56 | 2 | 20 | |
| varenicline 1 mg tablet, 56 | Champix, PHARMACOR VARENICLINE, VARENAPIX | 112 | 0 | 20 | |
| varenicline 500 microgram tablet, 56 | APO-Varenicline (Canada) | 112 | 0 | 20 | |
| VEDOLIZUMAB | vedolizumab 108 mg/0.68 mL injection, 2 x 0.68 mL pen devices | Entyvio | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| vedolizumab 108 mg/0.68 mL injection, 2 x 0.68 mL pen devices | Entyvio | 2 | 5 | 20 | |
| VENETOCLAX | venetoclax 100 mg tablet, 120 | Venclexta | 120 | 2 | 20 |
| venetoclax 100 mg tablet, 120 | Venclexta | 120 | 4 | 20 | |
| venetoclax 100 mg tablet, 120 | Venclexta | 120 | 5 | 20 | |
| VENLAFAXINE | venlafaxine 150 mg modified release capsule, 28 | APO-Venlafaxine XR, Blooms the Chemist Venlafaxine XR, Efexor-XR, Elaxine SR 150, Enlafax-XR, Sandoz Venlafaxine XR, Venlafaxine generichealth XR | 28 | 5 | 20 |
| venlafaxine 75 mg modified release capsule, 28 | APO-Venlafaxine XR, Blooms the Chemist Venlafaxine XR, Efexor-XR, Elaxine SR 75, Enlafax-XR, Sandoz Venlafaxine XR, Venlafaxine generichealth XR | 28 | 5 | 20 | |
| VERAPAMIL | verapamil hydrochloride 180 mg modified release tablet, 30 | Cordilox 180 SR, Isoptin 180 SR | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| verapamil hydrochloride 180 mg modified release tablet, 30 | Cordilox 180 SR, Isoptin 180 SR | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| verapamil hydrochloride 240 mg modified release tablet, 30 | Cordilox SR, Isoptin SR | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| verapamil hydrochloride 240 mg modified release tablet, 30 | Cordilox SR, Isoptin SR | 60 | 5 | 50 | |
| verapamil hydrochloride 80 mg tablet, 100 | Anpec 80, Isoptin | 100 | 5 | 20 | |
| verapamil hydrochloride 80 mg tablet, 100 | Anpec 80, Isoptin | 200 | 5 | 50 | |
| VIGABATRIN | vigabatrin 500 mg powder for oral liquid, 60 sachets | Sabril | 60 | 5 | 20 |
| vigabatrin 500 mg powder for oral liquid, 60 sachets | Sabril | 120 | 5 | 50 | |
| vigabatrin 500 mg tablet, 100 | Sabril | 100 | 5 | 20 | |
| vigabatrin 500 mg tablet, 100 | Sabril | 200 | 5 | 50 | |
| VILDAGLIPTIN | vildagliptin 50 mg tablet, 60 | Galvus | 60 | 5 | 20 |
| vildagliptin 50 mg tablet, 60 | Galvus | 120 | 5 | 50 | |
| VILDAGLIPTIN + METFORMIN | vildagliptin 50 mg + metformin hydrochloride 500 mg tablet, 60 | Galvumet 50/500 | 60 | 5 | 20 |
| vildagliptin 50 mg + metformin hydrochloride 500 mg tablet, 60 | Galvumet 50/500 | 120 | 5 | 50 | |
| vildagliptin 50 mg + metformin hydrochloride 850 mg tablet, 60 | Galvumet 50/850 | 60 | 5 | 20 | |
| vildagliptin 50 mg + metformin hydrochloride 850 mg tablet, 60 | Galvumet 50/850 | 120 | 5 | 50 | |
| vildagliptin 50 mg + metformin hydrochloride 1 g tablet, 60 | Galvumet 50/1000 | 60 | 5 | 20 | |
| vildagliptin 50 mg + metformin hydrochloride 1 g tablet, 60 | Galvumet 50/1000 | 120 | 5 | 50 | |
| VISMODEGIB | vismodegib 150 mg capsule, 28 | Erivedge | 28 | 3 | 20 |
| VOSORITIDE | vosoritide 400 microgram injection [10 vials] (&) inert substance diluent [10 x 0.5 mL syringes], 1 pack | Voxzogo | 30 | 5 | 20 |
| vosoritide 560 microgram injection [10 vials] (&) inert substance diluent [10 x 0.7 mL syringes], 1 pack | Voxzogo | 30 | 5 | 20 | |
| vosoritide 1.2 mg injection [10 vials] (&) inert substance diluent [10 x 0.6 mL syringes], 1 pack | Voxzogo | 30 | 5 | 20 |
