Pricing Matters
The information in this section of the PBS website relates to the ex-manufacturer prices of brands of pharmaceutical item subsidised under the PBS. It is intended to provide guidance on the processes used to agree and review ex-manufacturer prices for pharmaceutical benefits, including on statutory price reductions applied under Division 3A of the National Health Act 1953.
Information on the mark-ups and fees that apply to pharmaceutical benefits when they are supplied in different settings (eg. community pharmacy, public hospital, private hospital) or under different PBS programs (eg. general schedule, Section 100 Highly Specialised Drugs Program, Section 100 Efficient Funding of Chemotherapy) is available in the Explanation of PBS Pricing.
New processes and supporting cost recovery arrangements apply. Please refer to the PBS Process Improvements and Cost Recovery pages for more information.
General Pricing Information
- Ex-manufacturer prices
- Formulary Allocations
- Therapeutic Relativity Sheets
- Requesting a change to an existing price
- Improved Payment Administration
Contacts
For queries related to PBS pricing please email the Department through the Pricing Section.
Price Disclosure
- Price Disclosure
- Drugs subject to Price Disclosure
- Current Price Disclosure cycle
- Historical Price Disclosure cycles
- Price Disclosure Guidelines
Medicines Supply Security Guarantee
Explanatory materials and forms
- Request for Approved Ex-Manufacturer PB11a form
- Cost Information PB11b form
- Fact sheet – Anniversary Price Reductions
- Fact sheet - Six price change points
- Fact sheet – Setting an approved ex-manufacturer price for new or extended listings
- Fact sheet – Pricing a first new brand of an existing pharmaceutical benefit
- Weighted Average Monthly Treatment Cost (WAMTC) User's Manual and Calculator
Historical references
Presentations
- 2018 PBS Pricing Forum (December) – SPR’s, Ministerial Discretion and New PBS Payment Arrangements (PDF 1MB) - (Accessibility version - Word 493KB)
- 2017 Information Session (August/September) – PBS Pricing and Price Disclosure presentation (PDF 2.7MB)
- 2017 Information Session (March) – PBS Pricing and Price Disclosure presentation (PDF 417KB)
- 2016 Information Session – Recent PBS Statutory Pricing Changes presentation (PDF 612KB)
- SPD Price Disclosure Presentation slides - 2014 ARCS Scientific Congress, Canberra (PDF 843 KB) - (Word 477 KB)
- SPD Amendments Presentation slides - Stakeholder Information Session, 6 December 2013 (PDF 677 KB) - (Word 29 KB)