7Maximum quantity (number of units)

7 Maximum quantity (number of units)

(1) This section determines the maximum number of units of a pharmaceutical benefit that has a drug in a relevant form which may be obtained by a medical practitioner, an authorised midwife or an authorised nurse practitioner (a practitioner) in a calendar month for the purposes of subsections 93(2), 93AA(2) and 93AB(2) of the Act. (2) The maximum number of units is the number of units mentioned in the column in Schedule 1 headed “Maximum Quantity” for that drug in that form. (3) Despite subsection (2), if a practitioner has already obtained 1 or more units of a pharmaceutical benefit that has a drug in a relevant form in a group in the same calendar month, the maximum number of units of any other pharmaceutical benefit that has a drug in a relevant form in that group is zero for that calendar month. (4) For this section, a group is each pharmaceutical benefit that has a drug in a relevant form which has the same number mentioned for the drug and form in the column in Schedule 1 headed “Group Number”.