Outcome 2: Access to Pharmaceutical Services

Outcome 2 aims to provide all Australians with reliable, timely and affordable access to cost-effective and high quality medicines.

To help achieve this in 2007–08, the Department managed programs under Outcome 2 to provide Australians with timely, reliable and affordable access to necessary medicines, pharmaceutical services and products that help individuals manage their conditions.

This chapter reports on the major activities undertaken by the Department during the year, addressing each of the key strategic directions and performance indicators published in the Outcome 2 chapters of the 2007–08 Health and Ageing Portfolio Budget Statements and 2007–08 Health and Ageing Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements.

Outcome 2 was managed in 2007–08 by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Division.