Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pharmaceutical_Benefits_Scheme
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:PBS
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Australian_Government_Department_of_Health_and_Aged_Care
gptkbp:benefit subsidy
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:covers prescription medicines
gptkbp:eligibility Australian residents
visitors from countries with reciprocal health care agreements
gptkbp:established 1948
gptkbp:excludes over-the-counter medicines
cosmetic medicines
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
gptkbp:includes gptkb:PBS_Safety_Net
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:National_Health_Act_1953
gptkbp:provides affordable access to medicines
gptkbp:purpose subsidise cost of prescription medicines
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Medicare_(Australia)
gptkbp:reviewedBy gptkb:Pharmaceutical_Benefits_Advisory_Committee
gptkbp:scope nationwide
gptkbp:website https://www.pbs.gov.au/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medicare_Australia
gptkb:National_Health_Act_1953
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5