Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) update: More medicines now available for 60-day prescriptions
More Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines are now available for 60-day prescriptions. This change means patients can access twice the medication on a single prescription. Prescribers can use their clinical judgement to decide whether patients receiving PBS medicines are eligible for 60-day prescriptions.
The list of almost 200 medicines available for a 60-day prescription is available on the Department of Health and Aged Care website.
The second stage of medicines available for 60-day prescriptions will support patients who live with ongoing health conditions such as (but no tlimited to):
- breast cancer
- bipolar disorder
- diabetes
- epilepsy
- menopause
- prostate cancer.
When the roll out of medicines is complete by September 2024, around 300 medicines will be available for a 60-day prescription.
More information for prescribers
An information kit and webinar recordings are available on the Department of Health and Aged Care website: https://www.health.gov.au/cheaper-medicines/prescribers