Ensuring continued access to affordable PBS medicines for those impacted by bushfires

Australian Government

10 January 2020 - A joint release with the Hon. Stuart Robert MP, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services, announcing emergency changes to the PBS to ensure bushfire affected people have access to the medicines they need.

The Morrison Government is implementing temporary, emergency measures to ensure people affected by the current bushfire situation are able to continue to receive Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) subsidised medicines when a doctor’s prescription is not immediately available.

These changes will help people with ongoing medical needs including those with asthma, lung disease, diabetes, heart disease and mental illness, who may have lost their valid prescription or are unable to see their usual doctor due to bushfires.

Read Minister of Health press release

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