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Post by melani on Aug 16, 2019 10:55:18 GMT 7
Does anyone know of any Official website that Lists current price for medicine on the PBS ?
I only know that the minimum currently is $5.50 for a Prescription medicine . but looking for website with confirmation ?
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Post by leanne on Aug 16, 2019 11:54:27 GMT 7
Does anyone know of any Official website that Lists current price for medicine on the PBS ? I only know that the minimum currently is $5.50 for a Prescription medicine . but looking for website with confirmation ?
Hi Melani, I'm not sure what you are really looking for, could you explain more?
For example: if you are looking for Panadol (brand name) you should search (Upper right 'PBS seach box') for the active ingredient/s name (Paracetamol), and you will have:
You should see all the available products based on this active ingredient that are on the PBS, along with prices, packs forms, strengths and sizes, safety net limits, other charges, and.... a lot more, such as restrictions, prescriber, etc.
Medical practitioners and pharmacists have access to more and specific databases that unfortunately are not available to the public.
If you do not find on the PBS website what you are looking for, or if the (very technical) language is difficult to understand, you may want to ask your GP o pharmacist, especially if it's a new item or available only for specific conditions.
Cheers, Leanne-
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2019 12:19:28 GMT 7
Does anyone know of any Official website that Lists current price for medicine on the PBS ? I only know that the minimum currently is $5.50 for a Prescription medicine . but looking for website with confirmation ? This link is covered in leanne 's post. It has a similar link address though not identical. The headline though, gives an indication of costs of PBS medicine without further searching, and addresses the OP's question; hence my reasoning behind posting it. Cheers bear Many PBS medicines cost a lot more than you actually pay as a co-payment. From 1 January 2019, you pay up to $40.30 for most PBS medicines or $6.50 if you have a concession card. The Australian Government pays the remaining cost.Jul 1, 2019 m.pbs.gov.au › about-the-pbs Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) | About the PBS |
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Post by ann on Aug 16, 2019 17:38:48 GMT 7
Leanne, I need Eyelea but can’t see that on the link you provided. Should I ask a chemist the cost? Just wondered how much it was as the appointment is over $700 every 8 weeks!!!!!! He has just reduced it to $440 which I appreciate
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Post by Denis-NFA on Aug 16, 2019 20:14:53 GMT 7
Leanne, I need Eyelea but can’t see that on the link you provided. Should I ask a chemist the cost? Just wondered how much it was as the appointment is over $700 every 8 weeks!!!!!! He has just reduced it to $440 which I appreciate On the PBS there is a product called eylea which I presume is the product you want Check out:- www.pbs.gov.au/medicine/item/10505X-2168DCheers Denis |
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Post by ann on Aug 16, 2019 21:58:15 GMT 7
Thanks for that Denis, I would have helped myself if I’d spelt it correctly. Thanks for coming to the rescue.
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Post by leanne on Aug 16, 2019 22:17:24 GMT 7
Leanne, I need Eyelea but can’t see that on the link you provided. Should I ask a chemist the cost? Just wondered how much it was as the appointment is over $700 every 8 weeks!!!!!! He has just reduced it to $440 which I appreciate
Hi Ann, I see Dennis already gave you the PBS link to EYLEA, the active ingredient to look for is 'Aflibercept'.
About price and other matters (I assume very important): Obviously, I cannot give you specific advice, this is up to your GP and/or pharmacist. I'm not a medical practitioner, and in any case you would need a lot more information to be able to provide further assistance/advice, this is not the place to do so, also for confidential and privacy reasons.
What I can (gladly) do is to provide you with links to read about the product and the alternatives.
About the product:
Cost comparison and cost-effectiveness:
This is only to gain more information as possible, and from reliable and suitable sources. Please remember that you must discuss it with your GP. Also, do your homework because knowledge is power, some doctors are not very updated about prices/cost-effectiveness/researches, and for this sort of matters they often and mostly rely (wrongly) on the pharmaceutical companies (not so objective), AKA "BigPharma" for some not-realy-funny reasons.
I can also tell you that some GPs and pharmacist may be reticent (for a whole bunch of good and bad reasons) to talk about alternatives, especially about those more cost-effective, so my advice wound be to consider a second and third opinion and/or a specialist, depending on your case and conditions.
Sometimes it's just about reporting to your GP about the price issues (some GPs may not know the issue or be uncomfortable to talk about it before you do), or you could just resolve (or get a better deal) finding a good and professional pharmacist (a doctor, not an assistant) willing to help. In most cases, the pharmacist has a better knowledge about drugs related issues, surely has better channels to search the best and cost-effective product for your condition (on the PBS and not).
As a general reminder:
We are all different, so drugs may have a better effect on some people (and/or less/none side effects) then on others. Furthermore, some drugs are the same (active ingredient), just have a different commercial (trade) name, or very-very similar with a different price tag, because of disputable licence/patent/registration practices of clever and powerful "BigPharma".
I hope this helps, let us know how it goes.
Cheers, Leanne-
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