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Palliative Care Medicines

Palliative Care helps people to live well while they manage a life limiting illness. It concentrates on maintaining quality of life by helping control pain and physical symptoms, and assisting with the emotional, social and spiritual needs that people may have at this time.

One of the priorities of The National Palliative Care Program is to assist people who receive palliative care at home to access the medicines they need via the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Further information on this program can be found on the Increased access to palliative care medicines in the community page of the Department of Health and Ageing’s website.

Please see the below sites for more information about Palliative Care

The National Palliative Care Program is funded by the Australian Government to improve access to, and quality of, palliative care services in Australia and is consistent with the goals of the National Palliative Care Strategy. Information relative to state and territories can also be found here.

Palliative Care Australia (PCA) is the national peak body for Palliative Care in Australia. PCA is undertaking a range of projects under the National Palliative Care Program. This site also includes contacts for state and territory member organisations.

CareSearch is an online resource of palliative care information and evidence. All materials included in this website are reviewed for quality and relevance.

How to search for Palliative Care Medicines on this website

This website lists all of the medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and additional information including:

  • arrangements for the prescribing of pharmaceutical benefits by approved Health Professionals;
  • Consumer Medicine Information sheets (CMI) that are produced by Pharmaceutical Companies to provide detailed information on prescription medications and how to use them wisely; and
  • what you can expect to pay for your pharmaceutical drugs.

Palliative Care medications can be found on this website by:
1.    Clicking the area of the body you are interested in from the list below; OR
2.    Searching the website for the medication you are considering taking

More medicines are now available to palliative care patients and are easily identified on this website by <insert Palliative Care Icon> and a mauve tab. They may be available in greater quantities and at a reduced cost specifically for Palliative care patients.