Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Feb 2020
One in 10 people not filling prescriptions because of cost
26 February 2020 - More than one in 10 people in parts of Sydney say they have avoided or delayed filling a prescription because of cost and one in five people across Australia put off visiting the dentist.
The proportion of people who said their decision to fill a prescription was affected by cost rose by up to 50 per cent over the past three years in some parts of Sydney, the latest Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report has found.
Andrew Wilson, director of the Menzies Centre for Health Policy at the University of Sydney, said that while most prescription medicines are subsidised under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, people who are on multiple prescriptions or those on low incomes can still face cost hurdles.
