Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Aug 2019
PBS support for end of life care and opioid dependency
25 August 2019 - The Australian Government will invest over $40 million to provide affordable access to two new medicine listings through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, helping Australians with opiate addiction and those suffering breathlessness throughout their final stages of life.
Two new PBS listings from 1 September will include:
- Buvidal (buprenorphine) will be listed on the PBS, to help treat patients living with opiate dependency;
- Kapanol (morphine) will be extended on the PBS to include a new indication on the Palliative Care Schedule
