Expansion of Continued Dispensing Arrangements – COVID-19

Page last updated: 1 July 2020

The Australian Government has extended the temporary Continued Dispensing (Emergency Measures) for three months to 30 September 2020, to assist in managing the demand on the health system during the COVID-19 outbreak.  An extension of these arrangements will provide another option for consumers to continue to access their PBS subsidised medicines, if they are having difficulty accessing a prescriber to obtain a valid prescription.

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