Medicines
Medicines help to prevent, treat or cure disease. Some are available over the counter, others need a prescription from a health practitioner. Find out what we’re doing to help make sure medicines in Australia are safe, good quality and accessible, and do what they say they will do.
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About medicines
The different types of medicines and how they are classified. -
What we do
How we make sure medicines are as safe and effective as possible. -
Access to medicines
How you can access medicines and how we manage shortages. -
Cost of medicines
How we keep medicines affordable for Australians.
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Read about the PBS
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) subsidises a large number of medicines to keep their cost down for Australians.
Biosimilar medicines
Biosimilar medicines resource collection
Some pharmaceutical companies make medicines that are very similar to existing biological medicines. These are known as biosimilar medicines. We have resources available to help you understand and have confidence in biosimilar medicines.
