There are three types of premiums:
The special patient contribution is payable by all patients in addition to the relevant patient contribution for concessional and general patients. Other than for bleomycin sulfate, exemptions on medical grounds are available. For eligible veterans under RPBS provisions, see Special Patient Contributions in the RPBS EXPLANATORY NOTES.
The information on this page is drawn from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule, effective
1 December 2008
http://pbs.gov.au Printed on
2 December, 2008
(c) The Commonwealth of Australia as presented by the Department of Health and Ageing, 2008. Kindly reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder for use as general reference material only.
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