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October 2026

Summary of Changes

Summary of Changes

Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits

Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits (Summary of Changes) (PDF 2MB)

Botulinum Toxin Program (PDF 261KB)

Efficient Funding of Chemotherapy (PDF 1MB)

General Schedule (PDF 8.1MB)

Growth Hormone Program (PDF 1.1MB)

Highly Specialised Drugs Program (PDF 5MB)

IVF Program (PDF 251KB)

Palliative Care Items (PDF 320KB)

Prescriber Bag (PDF 236KB)

Repatriation Schedule (RPBS 789KB)

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Publications Archive

Previous Schedules of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

Publications

PBAC Guidelines (Version 5) - Guidelines for preparing submissions to the PBAC

Glossary of Terms (Version 2.0 - April 2010) to accompany the Guidelines for preparing submissions to the PBAC

Manual of resource items and their associated unit costs - December 2016

Fact Sheets & PBS Information

Fact sheet for sponsors - Principles of broad listings for PD-L1 inhibitors (Version 2.0) (PDF 347KB) - (Word 60KB)

Arrangements to Support Australians Affected by Natural Disasters and Emergencies

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people listings on the PBS

Biosimilar Awareness Initiative

Closing the Gap - PBS Co-payment Measure

CMWG Report - Consumer Fact Sheet

CMWG Report to Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC)

Cost Recovery, Fees and charges - Frequently Asked Questions

Covid 19 treatment - Paxlovid® (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir) PBS listing (PDF 244KB) - (Word 34KB) - updated 1 December 2024

Covid 19 treatment - Lagevrio® (molnupiravir) PBS listing (PDF 31KB) - (Word 171KB) - updated 1 December 2024

Covid 19 treatment - Information for prescribers and pharmacists (PDF 27KB) - (Word 128KB)

Framework for the introduction of a Managed Entry Scheme for submissions to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee

What is Hepatitis C? - Fact Sheet for Consumers

Hepatitis C Medicines - Fact Sheet for Community Based Prescribers

Hepatitis C Medicines - Fact Sheet for Community Pharmacy Dispensers

Hepatitis C Medicines - Fact Sheet for Public and Private Hospital Prescribers & Dispensers

Hepatitis C Medicines Infographic - (PDF 497KB)

General Statement for Drugs for the Treatment of Hepatitis C

Independent review of the impact of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) cost recovery November 2011 (PDF 356KB) - (Word 454KB)

Medication Program for Homeless People (PDF 246KB) - (Word 90KB)

Palliative Care On The PBS

Streamlined Authorities

TGA and PBAC parallel process arrangements

Reviews

Reports

Trends in and drivers of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme expenditure - (2013) (PDF 505 KB) - (Word 505 KB)

Report to Parliament on the operation of s 89A of the National Health Act 1953 - (2014) (‘Continued Dispensing’) - (PDF 1.4MB)

Last updated

1 October 2026