A government scheme which provides medicines at a subsidized price.
we need to put the country's pharmaceutical benefits scheme on to a sustainable basis
Example sentencesExamples
- The drug is not currently covered by the pharmaceutical benefits scheme.
- Patients must pay up to $700 per month for a drug that is not available on the pharmaceutical benefits scheme.
- I'm interested in defending the pharmaceutical benefits scheme for the benefit of the Australian people.
- On the political side, much of the concern from Labor comes from the potential impact to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme.
- It's blowing out the costs of the pharmaceutical benefits scheme by encouraging doctors to prescribe the more expensive medicines.
- In Australia, we're very proud of our pharmaceutical benefits scheme, which subsidises an approved list of medications.
- Ritalin is not on the pharmaceutical benefits scheme.
- She pointed out to the Australian newspaper the poor economics involved in cutting the pharmaceutical benefits scheme.
- Labor says its amendments will help ensure that Australia's pharmaceutical benefits scheme continues to deliver cheaper medicines.
- We have secured absolute protection of the pharmaceutical benefits scheme.