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Below you will find information about Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
For more information follow the link directly to the Department of Health and Ageing's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Homepage.
Reviewed January 2008
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Your questions to the PBAC: Methylphenidate
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Australian Prescriber
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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.
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Jun 2008
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Your prescriptions
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Medicare Australia
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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.
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May 2008
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Media release. New breast cancer drug to be subsidised
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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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.
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Apr 2008
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Media release. New PBS listings for April 2008
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Cancer patients, children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, people suffering from schizophrenia, stroke patients and the Indigenous community will benefit from changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from 1 April 2008.
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Apr 2008
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Media release. New PBS Listings for February 2008
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Patients with deteriorating diabetic control and people who have severe dry eyes will benefit from changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1 February 2008.
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Feb 2008
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Medicare Australia
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Medicare Australia
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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.
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Jan 2008
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Medicine Update: Varenicline (Champix) for quitting smoking
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National Prescribing Service
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Describes what varenicline is, what it is for, other ways to stop smoking, how well it works compared with other medicines, its important side effects, how you can reduce your risk of side effects, who can be prescribed this medicine on the PBS, and other ways to help this condition.
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Jan 2008
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Media release. New PBS listings for January 2008
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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People with pleural mesothelioma, eye conditions, those who want to stop smoking and infants with chest infections will benefit from changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) that commence on 1 January.
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Jan 2008
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Other supply arrangements outside the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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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
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Dec 2007
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Drugs for the doctor's bag
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Australian Prescriber
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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.
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Dec 2007
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Drug price reforms: the new F1-F2 bifurcation (Editorial)
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Australian Prescriber
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Significant changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) are underway. The Australian Parliament recently passed the National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Act 2007. At the core of this Act are new sections (85AB and 85AC) to the National Health Act 1953.
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Dec 2007
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Aboriginal Health Services and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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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.
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Oct 2007
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Media release. PBS change for Crohn's disease
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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A change to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from 1 October 2007 will provide subsidised access to adults and children of Remicade? (infliximab) for the treatment of Crohn's disease.
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Aug 2007
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Patterns of asthma medication use in Australia
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Drug therapy is the cornerstone of treatment for controlling asthma and preventing and relieving attacks. This report describes the first study to use national data from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to investigate the patterns of asthma medication use in Australia.
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May 2007
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Media release. New PBS listings to treat chronic conditions
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Patients with arthritis, high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and metabolic problems will benefit from treatments to be subsidised through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from 1 May 2007.
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May 2007
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