Access to High-Cost Medicines in Australia

Agnes Isabelle Vitry; Russell Shute

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-811945-7.00011-7

Access to High-Cost Medicines in Australia

Agnes Isabelle Vitry, Russell Shute

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Abstract

This chapter presents an overview of access pathways to high-cost medicines in Australia, including funding and pricing processes for medicines subsidised by the national pharmaceutical insurance system, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) as well as other avenues for accessing non-PBS-funded medicines. It describes current and emerging policies for facilitating access to high-cost medicines by providing better information of the public and improving engagement in decision-making.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Equitable Access to High-Cost Pharmaceuticals
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	165-181
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128119457
ISBN (Print)	9780128119624
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-811945-7.00011-7
Publication status	Published or Issued - 1 Jan 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

coverage with evidence
funding of medicines
high cost medicines
pricing of medicines
public pharmaceutical insurance scheme

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
Business, Management and Accounting(all)

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