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Dispensing medicine under the PBS

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Status: Answered, finished
Asked by: Senator Jordon Steele-John
Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
Agency: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Round: 2026-27 Budget estimates
Question No: DHDA SQ26-002821
Asked: 14 June 2026
Answer due: 23 July 2026

Question

13. Is a pharmacy required to dispense a medicine under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) where it has the medicine in stock and the product is also available for over-the-counter sale at a non-PBS price, when presented with a valid prescription?

Answer

Please see attached answer.

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