18The dispensed price—supply by an approved hospital authority for a private hospital, an approved pharmacist or an approved medical practitioner

18 The dispensed price—supply by an approved hospital authority for a private hospital, an approved pharmacist or an approved medical practitioner

(1) The dispensed price for the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit by an approved hospital authority for a private hospital, an approved pharmacist or an approved medical practitioner, is as follows: (a) if the quantity of the pharmaceutical benefit that is ordered and supplied is equal to a multiple of a pack quantity, the sum of: (i) the approved ex‑manufacturer price or the proportional ex‑manufacturer price for each pack quantity, plus the mark‑up mentioned in section 19 taken to the nearest cent, with one half cent being rounded up to 1 cent; and (ii) a dispensing fee equal to the dispensing fee for the supply of a ready prepared pharmaceutical benefit, mentioned in the determination made under paragraph 98B(1)(a) of the Act, as in force at the time of the supply of the pharmaceutical benefit; or (b) if a quantity of the pharmaceutical benefit that is ordered and supplied is less than a pack quantity, the sum of: (i) the amount calculated in accordance with section 20; and (ii) a dispensing fee equal to the dispensing fee for the supply of a ready prepared pharmaceutical benefit, mentioned in the determination made under paragraph 98B(1)(a) of the Act, as in force at the time of the supply of the pharmaceutical benefit; or

(c) if a quantity of the pharmaceutical benefit that is ordered and supplied is more than a multiple of a pack quantity, the sum of:

(i) for each pack quantity, the approved ex‑manufacturer price or the proportional ex‑manufacturer price for the pack quantity, plus the mark‑up mentioned in section 19 taken to the nearest cent, with one half cent being rounded up to 1 cent; and
(ii) the amount calculated in accordance with section 20 for the remainder of the quantity supplied that is less than a pack quantity; and
(iii) a dispensing fee equal to the dispensing fee for the supply of a ready prepared pharmaceutical benefit, mentioned in the determination made under paragraph 98B(1)(a) of the Act, as in force at the time of the supply of the pharmaceutical benefit.