The Australian government spent close to 12 billion Australian dollars on section 85 drug subsidies through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in financial year 2023. Government expenditure increased in comparison to the 2022 financial year, and patient contributions decreased.
Expenditure on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia from financial years 2016 to 2023
(in million Australian dollars)
According to the source, values refer to prescriptions from Section 85 only, including Drs Bag, excluding under co-payment prescriptions and section 100 drugs. Patient contribution does not include the effect of the one dollar PBS pateitn co-payment discount.
Numbers have been rounded.
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
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Department of Health (Australia). (December 22, 2023). Expenditure on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia from financial years 2016 to 2023 (in million Australian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105999/australia-pbs-expenditure-by-government-and-patients/
Department of Health (Australia). "Expenditure on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia from financial years 2016 to 2023 (in million Australian dollars)." Chart. December 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105999/australia-pbs-expenditure-by-government-and-patients/
Department of Health (Australia). (2023). Expenditure on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia from financial years 2016 to 2023 (in million Australian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105999/australia-pbs-expenditure-by-government-and-patients/
Department of Health (Australia). "Expenditure on The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (Pbs) in Australia from Financial Years 2016 to 2023 (in Million Australian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105999/australia-pbs-expenditure-by-government-and-patients/
Department of Health (Australia), Expenditure on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia from financial years 2016 to 2023 (in million Australian dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105999/australia-pbs-expenditure-by-government-and-patients/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Expenditure on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia from financial years 2016 to 2023 (in million Australian dollars) [Graph], Department of Health (Australia), December 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105999/australia-pbs-expenditure-by-government-and-patients/
