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National Health (Botulinum Toxin Program) Special Arrangement 2025
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#### 16 Mark‑up for ready‑prepared pharmaceutical benefits
(1) For the purposes of subparagraphs 15(1)(a)(ii), 15(1)(c)(ii) and 15(2)(b)(ii), the mark‑up for a pack quantity of a botulinum toxin pharmaceutical benefit that is a ready‑prepared pharmaceutical benefit is:
(a) if the pack quantity of the benefit is equal to the maximum quantity of the benefit—the amount mentioned in the following table for the approved ex‑manufacturer price (AEMP) or proportional ex‑manufacturer price (PEMP) (as applicable) for that quantity; or
(b) if the pack quantity of the benefit is less than the maximum quantity of the benefit:
(i) if the mark‑up mentioned in the following table for the maximum quantity is a monetary amount—that monetary amount reduced proportionately for the relative quantities; or
(ii) if the mark‑up mentioned in the following table for the maximum quantity is a percentage of the AEMP or PEMP (as applicable)—that percentage of the AEMP or PEMP for the pack quantity.
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Mark</span><span>‑</span><span>up for ready</span><span>‑</span><span>prepared pharmaceutical benefits</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:56.16%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>If the AEMP or PEMP (as applicable) for the maximum quantity is …</span></p></td><td style="width:35.26%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>the mark</span><span>‑</span><span>up for the maximum quantity is …</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:56.16%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt"><p class="Tabletext"><span>less than $40</span></p></td><td style="width:35.26%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt"><p class="Tabletext"><span>10% of the AEMP or PEMP</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:56.16%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt"><p class="Tabletext"><span>at least $40 but not more than $100</span></p></td><td style="width:35.26%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$4</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:56.16%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt"><p class="Tabletext"><span>more than $100 but not more than $1,000</span></p></td><td style="width:35.26%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4% of the AEMP or PEMP</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:56.16%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt"><p class="Tabletext"><span>more than $1,000</span></p></td><td style="width:35.26%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$40</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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(2) The maximum quantity of a ready‑prepared pharmaceutical benefit having a pharmaceutical item is the maximum number of units of the pharmaceutical item that may, in one prescription, be directed to be supplied on any one occasion, as determined for the item under paragraph 85A(2)(a) of the Act.
> Note: The Listing Instrument, as in force on 1 October 2025, contains the determination of the maximum quantity of a ready‑prepared pharmaceutical benefit having a pharmaceutical item.