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Pharmacists : Extemporaneous pricing amendment to codeine linctus

22 August 2007

The August 2007 extemporaneous listed price of Codeine linctus APF has been amended, effective immediately.

The amended prices are in bold:

Drug Tariff

Drug Standard Recovery Prices
0.1 g/mL $ 1 g/mL $ 10 g/mL $ 100 g/mL $
Codeine Linctus APF 0.01 0.05 0.41 3.63

Standard Formulae Pricing

Code Item Reference Dispensed price for max. qty $ Maximum recordable value for the safety net $
LINCTUSES CONTAINING CODEINE PHOSPHATE
(Maximum Quantity 100 mL and 0 Repeats)
7530H Codeine APF 11.56 12.96