PBS
The Government will set aside $1.4 billion over five years for a number of new medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS).
The new listings include medicines for illnesses including breast cancer, multiple sclerosis, refractory multiple myeloma, human immunodeficiency virus, relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma and spinal muscular atrophy.
The Government has also amended the prices of 34 medicines which are currently listed on the PBS and RPBS.
For more information call CPSA Head office on 1800 451 488.
