Prescription Benefits Scheme

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Prime Minister John Curtin, who devised the first PBS in Australia during World War II.

Today’s post comes to us from Mark Henderson of GLOBALHealthPR Australia Partner, VIVA! Communications.

The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, or PBS, is a programme administered by the Australian Government to provide patients with heavily subsidised access to a broad range of prescription medicines. Despite its expansion over the years, access to treatments for some rare disorders under the PBS remains elusive today. [Read more…] about Unravelling Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme