Lamivudine with Zidovudine (Combivir®)
Highly Specialised Drugs Program Declaration Form*
| Patient's Name: | ____________________________________ |
| Medical Record Number: | ____________________________________ |
| Medicare Number: | ____________________________________ |
I certify that the above patient meets the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee's criteria for funding under Section 100 of the National Health Act, 1953.
Criteria
Treatment of HIV infection in patients with CD4 cell counts of less than 500 per cubic millimetre or viral load of greater than 10,000 copies per mL.
Specialist/ Authorised Prescriber
| Signature: | ____________________________________ |
| Name: | ____________________________________ |
| Date: | ____________________________________ |
Additional information to be provided by authorised general practitioners only:
| Provider Number: | ____________________________________ |
| Practice Address: | ____________________________________ |
| Telephone: | ____________________________________ |
*To be completed by the specialist or authorised prescriber initiating drug treatment, and retained by the hospital Pharmacy Department.
October1998