FOI 26-3062 – Release of documents – PBS application

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This FOI release concerns a request for Ministerial discretion under subsection 90A(2) of the National Health Act 1953 to approve a pharmacist to supply Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medicines at premises in Davidson, NSW (reference DP500). The documents include an acknowledgement letter dated 24 December 2025 confirming the request was valid, with a four-month decision period, and background guidance on the Ministerial discretion process, the Australian Community Pharmacy Authority and the Pharmacy Location Rules. Also included are blank PBS forms for bank account notification and authorised persons, and extracts from the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) (Conditions for approved pharmacists) Determination 2017. No drugs, clinical efficacy data, safety information or cost-effectiveness analysis are present, and no decision outcome is shown in the excerpt.