Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Feb 2026
Painkillers and HRT therapies among drugs not being subsidised under PBS
10 February 2026 - Patients are being hit with excessive costs on a range of everyday prescription medicines because of flaws in the way Australia subsidises essential pharmaceuticals.
The ABC has compiled a list of common medicines dispensed as what are known as private scripts, which are not subsidised under Australia's PBS.
