Pharmaceutical Benefits

Follow the links below to find information on pharmaceutical benefits.

For specific information on Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), 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 PBS News page or the Media Centre.

Reviewed May 2011

39 Resources Found

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Title:	Pharmacy Location Rules and the Australian Community Pharmacy Authority (ACPA)
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	This site provides information about the Pharmacy Location Rules and the Australian Community Pharmacy Authority (ACPA).
Date:	Dec 2011

Title:	Medicare Australia
Publisher:	Medicare Australia
Description:	Medicare home page, delivering health and payment programs to Australians
Date:	Nov 2011

Title:	The use of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for the management of rheumatoid arthritis
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are now considered first-line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). When initiated early, they have been shown to alter the disease course and reduce joint erosion, reducing or preventing disability and improving quality of life.
Date:	Mar 2011

Title:	Top 10 drugs
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	These tables show the top 10 subsidised drugs in 2009-10.
Date:	Dec 2010

Title:	Indigenous services
Publisher:	Medicare Australia
Description:	Information on services provided by Medicare Australia directed at Indigenous people and communities.
Date:	Dec 2011

Title:	PharmBiz objectives and the PharmCIS IT program
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	Information on the objectives of PharmBiz and implementation of the PharmCIS IT program.
Date:	Aug 2010

Title:	Prescription drug subsidies in Australia and New Zealand (editorial)
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	Australians and New Zealanders may see their systems for drug subsidy as different but, when viewed from the other side of the Pacific, important similarities emerge.
Date:	Feb 2010

Title:	Editorial. Medicines and markets: the USA and Australia
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	Among developed countries, the USA is virtually alone in its reluctance to intervene in response to market failure in pharmaceuticals. It was not until the introduction of the US Medicare Part D drug benefit in 2006 that millions of elderly and disabled Americans gained access to subsidised prescription drugs.
Date:	Aug 2009

Title:	Your questions to the PBAC: Patent expiry and 'new drug' approvals
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	The February issue of Australian Prescriber contains a review of desvenlafaxine with a comment on the expiry of the patent of modified-release venlafaxine. There are other examples of 'new' drugs which are just small variations on the original molecule.
Date:	Jun 2009

Title:	Prescribing issues
Publisher:	CareSearch
Description:	GPs may encounter several common prescribing issues when managing palliative care patients in the community.
Date:	May 2009

Title:	Managing medications
Publisher:	CareSearch
Description:	For those with a serious illness, managing medicines is an important task. Medications come in many forms. They can be prescribed by a doctor or bought over the counter.
Date:	May 2009

Title:	Zoledronic acid (Aclasta) for osteoporosis
Publisher:	National Prescribing Service
Description:	Information for consumers about zoledronic acid (Aclasta), a new treatment for osteoporosis. This treatment is used only once a year, and is given through a drip into a vein.
Date:	Apr 2009

Title:	Prescription pricing demystified
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	Patient status, premiums, special contributions and safety nets all affect the cost of prescription medicines. Depending on their status, patients pay different co-payments for subsidised prescription drugs. Extra costs may be added by the manufacturer and the dispensing pharmacist.
Date:	Feb 2009

Title:	Treatments for severe psoriasis
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	Biological therapies for psoriasis are proving valuable for achieving and maintaining disease control in patients with severe psoriasis. They complement rather than replace our standard therapies.
Date:	Feb 2009

Title:	Top 10 drugs (2007-08)
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	These tables show the top 10 subsidised drugs in 2007-08. The tables do not include private prescriptions.
Date:	Dec 2008

Title:	Paediatric Medicines Advisory Group
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	This page of the website contains information on the Paediatric Medicines Advisory Group
Date:	Nov 2008

Title:	Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA)
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	Details on the pharmaceutical aspects of the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement, as well as some links to other useful information.
Date:	Mar 2008

Title:	Authority prescriptions explained
Publisher:	National Prescribing Service
Description:	Explains what an authority prescription is and how and when they are used.
Date:	Mar 2008

Title:	Keeping a lid on medicine costs
Publisher:	National Prescribing Service
Description:	Advises consumers on ways of reducing their spending on medicines without compromising their health.
Date:	Mar 2008

Title:	PBAC outcomes information for pharmaceutical companies
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	An open letter to pharmaceutical companies (June 2003) and a Guide on the arrangements for the release of the outcomes from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC)
Date:	Jun 2007

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