Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2019
PBS expenditure and prescriptions report 2018-19
13 December 2019 - The PBS Expenditure and Prescriptions Report 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 is now available.
Total Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Government expense for the supply of medicines under Section 85 and Section 100 on an accrual accounting basis for the 2018-2019 financial year was $11,818 million (excluding revenue), compared with $11,690 million for the previous year. This is an increase of 1.1%.
Total 2018-19 PBS subsidised prescription volumes increased by 0.5% to a total of 205.1 million, compared to 204.1 million for the 2017-18 financial year.
The average dispensed price (Patient payment plus Government benefit) per prescription of PBS subsidised medicines increased to $64.33 in 2018-19, compared to $64.04 in 2017-18.
