8Prescription for child—maximum quantity

8 Prescription for child—maximum quantity

Somatrogon and somatropin (1) Subject to subsection (2), the maximum quantity or number of units of a pharmaceutical benefit that has the drug somatrogon or somatropin that may, in one prescription for a child, be directed to be supplied during an initial treatment phase, a recommencement treatment phase, or a recommencement of treatment as a reclassified patient phase is an amount that is sufficient for 16 weeks of treatment of the child. (2) The total quantity or number of units (including any repeats) of a pharmaceutical benefit that has the drug somatrogon or somatropin that may, in prescriptions for a child, be directed to be supplied for a phase referred to in subsection (1) is an amount that is sufficient for 32 weeks of treatment of the child. (3) Subject to subsection (4), the maximum quantity or number of units of a pharmaceutical benefit that has the drug somatrogon or somatropin that may, in one prescription for a child, be directed to be supplied during a continuing treatment phase, a continuing treatment as a reclassified patient phase, a changing drug treatment phase, or a non‑PBS subsidised to PBS subsidised supply treatment phase is an amount that is sufficient for 13 weeks of treatment of the child. (4) The total quantity or number of units (including any repeats) of a pharmaceutical benefit that has the drug somatrogon or somatropin that may, in prescriptions for a child, be directed to be supplied for a phase referred to in subsection (3) is an amount that is sufficient for 26 weeks of treatment of the child. Mecasermin (5) The maximum quantity or number of units of a pharmaceutical benefit that has the drug mecasermin that may, in one prescription for a child, be directed to be supplied during an initial treatment phase, a continuing treatment phase or a non‑PBS subsidised to PBS subsidised supply treatment phase is an amount that is sufficient for the first month of treatment of the child in that phase.