Pharmaceutical Benefits

Follow the links below to find information on pharmaceutical benefits.

For specific information on Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme , follow the link to the HealthInsite topic page below.

For Australian Government media releases about pharmaceutical benefits go to the Department of Health and Ageing's Media Centre.  

Reviewed January 2008

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Title:   Aboriginal Health Services and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The following page contains information on improving access to essential medicines by clients of remote Aboriginal Health Services through the special PBS supply arrangements enacted under the provisions of section 100 of the National Health Act 1953.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Your prescriptions
Publisher:   Medicare Australia
Description:   Welcome to the PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme), providing all Australians with affordable access to over 2600 brands of prescription medicine. Here you can find out more about the PBS, including how much you will pay, how to save money on medicine and how to use medicine wisely.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) provides reliable, timely and affordable access to a wide range of medicines for all Australians.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Safety Net 20 Day Rule
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Safety Net plays an important role in keeping medicines affordable. It is an effective way of helping to limit out-of-pocket expenses for people who need a large number of medicines.
Date:   Dec 2005
Title:   Older Australians to benefit from expanded eligibility for subsidised osteoporosis medication and bone mineral density testing
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Description:   The Australian Government has expanded eligibility for the osteoporosis medication alendronate under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
Date:   Dec 2006
Title:   Aboriginal Health Services - PBS Section 100 - Evaluation
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Evaluation of PBS Medicine Supply Arrangements for Remote Area Aboriginal Health Services under Section 100 of the National Health Act.
Date:   Dec 2004
Title:   PBS statistics
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Links to documents related to medicine use and the cost of the PBS
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Use and costs of medications - Australian Women
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Description:   The report "Use and costs of medications and other health care resources: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health", draws on Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule (PBS) and Medicare data.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   New PBS subsidies for cancer, arthritis and autism medicines
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Description:   Patients with prostate cancer, arthritis and autism-related behavioural problems can now get three newly-subsidised medicines through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Weighted Average Monthly Treatment Cost (WAMTC) user's manual and calculator
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Weighted Average Monthly Treatment Cost (WAMTC) methodology is a type of reference pricing applied to particular groups of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) subsidised drugs.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Strengthening your PBS - preparing for the future
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) gives Australians access to a wide range of medicines, allows for choice between different medicines for patients and doctors, and is affordable for individuals and the community.
Date:   Dec 2006
Title:   Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information about the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Other supply arrangements outside the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Other supply arrangements outside the PBS which cover lifesaving drugs, essential drugs, unapproved drugs, orphan drugs, mass immunisation vaccines, syringes, diagnostic agents and insulin infusion pump consumables, Royal Flying Doctors Service medical chest supplies
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Media release. New breast cancer drug to be subsidised
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   From May 1, women suffering from a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer will have access to a new drug, lapatinib (Tykerb), on the PBS.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Expenditure and prescriptions twelve months to 30 June 2006
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Tables of prescription volumes and government costs (expenditures) under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Gold Card information
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   Information about applying for a Gold Card. The Card provides comprehensive access to health care arrangements including the Repatriation Private Patient Scheme and the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Title:   Medicare Australia
Publisher:   Medicare Australia
Description:   Medicare Australia is an Australian government agency and plays an integral role in the Australian health sector. Its objective is to assist in improving health outcomes in Australia. These health programs include: Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register, the Australian Organ Donor Register and several professional programs to support health outcomes.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Subsidised palliative care medicines
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) website contains a new consolidated list of palliative care medications.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Your questions to the PBAC: Methylphenidate
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The management of adolescents who need stimulant medications is complicated by the restrictions of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). I have a patient who has benefited from using an extended-release formulation of methylphenidate. She is calmer and more relaxed than she was on intermittent doses of the immediate-release formulation.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Drugs for the doctor's bag
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The doctor's bag should contain drugs for medical emergencies that may occur in the community. Most of these drugs are provided under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and can be ordered free of charge through a pharmacist. General practice accreditation now requires that clinics have appropriate emergency drugs as well as oxygen and a bag-valve-mask system.
Date:   Dec 2007
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