87AAMeaning of eligible for increased discounting

87AA Meaning of eligible for increased discounting

A supply of a pharmaceutical benefit by an approved pharmacist or an approved medical practitioner is eligible for increased discounting if: (a) the supply is upon a general benefit prescription (other than one relating to a supply to which paragraph 87(2)(b) applies); and (b) the supply is not an early supply of a specified pharmaceutical benefit; and (c) at the time of the supply, the Commonwealth price in relation to the pharmaceutical benefit is: (i) greater than the general patient charge amount; and (ii) less than or equal to $42.50.

Note: The general patient charge amount and the figure in subparagraph (c)(ii) are adjusted annually under section 99G.