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Hospital Circular 26/2005

Date Issued: 16 December 2005

Distribution: Public Hospitals

Subject: Highly Specialised Drugs Program

Purpose: To advise hospitals of further changes to the Highly Specialised Drugs Program, effective 1 December 2005.


We have had recent advice from the Commonwealth Government of further changes to the Highly Specialised Drugs Program, effective 1 December 2005.

1. PRICE CHANGES

Cyclosporin

6352H Capsule 25mg 30 $40.65 Cicloral HX
        Cysporin MX
        Neoral NV
6353J Capsule 50mg 30 $85.54 Cicloral HX
        Cysporin MX
        Neoral NV
6354K Capsule 100mg 30 $175.38 Cicloral HX
        Cysporin MX
        Neoral NV

Changes notified by hospital circular will be updated in the Guidelines on the Commonwealth/State Highly Specialised Drugs Program Guidelines website and the claim form amended.

Lea Pope
Acting Director, Programs
Metropolitan Health & Aged Care Services