Section 19A medicines subsidised by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

PBAC

1 November 2021 - In the event of a medicine shortage, a provision under section 19A of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 allows for temporary approvals to be granted for the import or supply of a brand of medicine that is not registered on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods, which could act as a substitute for the medicine that is unavailable or in short supply. 

A list of section 19A medicines subsidised by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme is available on the PBS website.

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