Doubling of cheaper medicines a further win for patients
07 Mar 2024
Doctors are now able to write 60-day prescriptions for close to 100 additional medicines for health conditions like diabetes, epilepsy, breast cancer and menopause.
Nearly 200 Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines are now available for a 60-day prescription for many stable ongoing health conditions.
The Department of Health and Aged Care provides a 60-day prescriptions information kit for providers.
The AMA strongly advocated for the reforms, which has resulted in Australians without a concession card saving up to $189 per medicine, per year and pensioners and concession cardholders saving up to $46.20 per medicine, per year.
A further 100 medicines will be introduced by 1 September 2024.
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