The PBS medicines that can be approved online have increased
Date published:
29 May 2024
Services Australia has been working with the Department of Health and Aged Care to increase the number of PBS items that can be approved in ‘real time’ using the Online PBS Authorities System (the system).
Prescribers can submit certain Authority Required ‘Written’ (written) PBS medicines on the schedule using the system. Over time, more written PBS medicines across broader medicine groups will be added to the system for ‘real time’ approval.
PBS Authorities will continue working with the Department of Health and Aged Care to update the relevant PBS listings and will continue to share this information with you as it becomes available. In the future, PBS Authorities will also be improving the system’s digital capability to support the transition of Authority Required (Written) medicines for online access.
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How will prescribers know what the changes are?
Whenever there are changes, we’ll send you a summary table to let you know what’s changed. PBS Authorities will explain what the change is, for what condition, and the drugs that treat it.
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