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99ACK5% statutory price reduction for drugs on F1—15th anniversary
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#### 99ACK 5% statutory price reduction for drugs on F1—15th anniversary
(1) This section applies to a brand of a pharmaceutical item on a 5% price reduction day if:
(a) the drug in the pharmaceutical item is on F1 on the 5% price reduction day; and
(b) the 5% price reduction day is on or after the 15th anniversary of the drug being a listed drug; and
(c) the approved ex‑manufacturer price of a brand of a pharmaceutical item that has the drug, on the day before the 5% price reduction day, has not been reduced under subsection 99ACF(1) or (2) because of:
(i) item 4 in the table in section 99ACF on a previous 5% price reduction day; or
(ii) item 6 in the table in section 99ACF on 1 June 2018.
(2) In this section, each of the following is a 5% price reduction day:
(a) 1 April 2019;
(b) 1 April 2020;
(c) 1 April 2021.