What you need to know
Under section 92 of the National Health Act 1953, a medical practitioner can apply for approval to supply PBS medicines. This can only be in areas where there are no approved pharmacists supplying PBS medicines from an approved pharmacy. These are typically remote or isolated areas without convenient community access to pharmaceutical services.
To apply for approval to supply PBS medicines, the medical practitioner must:
- be practising medicine in the area where they are seeking approval
- hold a current registration with the relevant state or territory medical board
- be willing to supply PBS medicines to any person in that area who presents a valid PBS prescription.
If an approved pharmacist establishes a pharmacy in the area and can supply PBS medicines to the community, we will cancel the medical practitioner’s approval.
How to apply
To apply for approval to supply PBS medicines as a medical practitioner:
- Complete the Application for a medical practitioner to supply pharmaceutical benefits form.
- Submit the form and any related documents through the PBS Approved Suppliers Portal.
For more information on how to lodge your form see How to upload forms or additional requested information.
Please contact us with enquiries or if you need help completing the form.
Please do not email your form to us.
See our Privacy policy to find out how we manage the information you provide in PBS approved supplier forms and the PBS Approved Suppliers Portal.
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