Standard Formula Preparations

The following list is not intended to indicate in any way which particular formula an approved pharmacist should use in filling a prescription.

The prices shown in the column 'Dispensed Price for Max. Qty' are for the ingredients, the container and the dispensing fee. The prices shown in the column 'Maximum Recordable Value for Safety Net' are for the ingredients, the container and the dispensing fee and, where applicable, the additional fee for agreed price benefits.

KEY TO REFERENCES:
APF Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary
BP British Pharmacopoeia
BPC British Pharmaceutical Codex
QHF Queensland Hospital Formulary

Code

Item

Reference

Dispensed
Price for Max
Qty
$

Maximum
Recordable
Value to
Safety Net
$

 

CREAMS
(Maximum Quantity 100 g and 1 Repeat)

 

 

 

7502W

Salicylic Acid and Sulfur Aqueous

APF

20.35

22.26

 

EAR DROPS
(Maximum Quantity 15 mL and 2 Repeats)

 

 

 

7642F

Aluminium Acetate

APF

13.81

15.72

7643G

Aluminium Acetate

BP

14.95

16.86

7314Y

Sodium Bicarbonate

APF & BP

13.20

15.11

7313X

Spirit

APF

12.41

14.32

 

INHALATIONS
(Maximum Quantity 50 mL and 1 Repeat)

 

 

 

7484X

Benzoin and Menthol

APF

38.19

25.00

7308P

Menthol

APF

17.07

18.98

7310R

Menthol and Eucalyptus

BP 1980

17.60

19.51

 

LINCTUS CONTAINING CODEINE PHOSPHATE
(Maximum Quantity 100 mL and 0 Repeats)

 

 

 

7530H

Codeine

APF

22.42

24.33

 

LOTIONS
(Maximum Quantity 200 mL and 2 Repeats)

 

 

 

7709R

Aluminium Acetate Aqueous

APF

16.56

18.47

 

MIXTURES, OTHER
(Maximum Quantity 200 mL and 4 Repeats)

 

 

 

7348R

Kaolin

BPC 1968

56.00

25.00

7342K

Magnesium Trisilicate

BPC 1968

28.58

25.00

7343L

Magnesium Trisilicate and Belladonna

BPC 1968

48.22

25.00

 

OINTMENTS
(Maximum Quantity 100 g and 1 Repeat)

 

 

 

7914M

Benzoic Acid Compound

APF & BP

31.99

25.00

7902X

Boric Acid, Olive Oil and Zinc

QHF

25.30

25.00

7926E

Salicylic Acid

APF

25.46

25.00

7928G

Salicylic Acid (extemporaneously formula)

BP

25.46

25.00

 

PAINTS
(Maximum Quantity 25 mL and 1 Repeat)

 

 

 

7567G

Podophyllin Compound

APF 16 & BP

423.38

25.00

7568H

Salicylic Acid

APF

34.28

25.00

 

PASTES, OTHER
(Maximum Quantity 100 g and 1 Repeat)

 

 

 

7558T

Zinc & Zinc Compound

APF & BP

49.14

25.00

 

POWDER FOR INTERNAL USE
(Maximum Quantity 100 g and 2 Repeats)

 

 

 

7545D

Magnesium Trisilicate

BP

60.87

25.00

—CONTAINER RATES ARE INCLUDED—

Last updated
1 January 2026