Costs and funding
Once your family's PBS medicine costs reach the annual threshold, further PBS medicines cost less or nothing for the rest of the calendar year. Keep a prescription record form at your pharmacy — using the same pharmacy makes tracking easier, and this can matter when doing more than one cycle a year.
Also known as: pharmaceutical safety net, prescription record form
Sources
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (pbs.gov.au)
- Services Australia (servicesaustralia.gov.au)
Last reviewed: 10 September 2026. Written by the Antega Editorial Team. General information only — always follow the advice of your own clinic, doctor or pharmacist.