PBS Expenditure and Prescriptions

Expenditure and Prescriptions twelve months to 30 June 2011

Tables of prescription volumes and government costs (expenditures) under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

• Expenditure and Prescriptions twelve months to 30 June 2011 (PDF 250 KB) - (Word 1.5 MB)

The same document broken into smaller sections:

• Summary of PBS Processing year ending 30 June 2011 (PDF 17 KB)

• Table 1(a) Pharmaceutical Benefits Expenditure on accrual accounting basis Table (PDF 13 KB)
• Table 1(b) PBS Section 85 Prescription Volume and Government Cost Table (PDF 13 KB)
• Table 1(c) RPBS Section 85 Prescription Volume and Government Cost (PDF 13 KB)
• Table 2 PBS Prescription Volume, Government Cost and Patient Contributions (PDF 13 KB)
• Table 2(a) PBS Prescription Volume and Government Cost by monthly summary (excl. Drs Bag) (PDF 13 KB)

• Table 3 PBS Processing by State (excl Drs Bag) (PDF 13 KB)

• Table 4(a) PBS Processing (excl Drs Bag) (PDF 16 KB)
• Table 4(b) PBS Processing (incl Drs Bag), Highest Cost/Volume Drug and ATC 2 Group (PDF 16 KB)

• Table 5 ATC Main Group Comparison (incl Drs Bag) (PDF 14 KB)
• Table 6 PBS Prescription Volume, Government Cost & Average Government Cost/Script (excl. Drs Bag) (PDF 20 KB)

• Table 7(a) Significant Drugs (incl Drs bag) by Highest Government Cost (PDF 16 KB)

• Table 7(b) Significant Drugs (incl Drs bag) by Highest Volume (PDF 16 KB)

• Table 8(a) Significant Drugs (incl Drs bag) - Sorted by Highest Change to Government Cost (PDF 17 KB)

• Table 8(b) Significant Drugs (incl Drs Bag) Sorted by Highest Volume Change (PDF 17 KB)

• Table 9(a) Highest Government Cost PBS Drugs (incl Drs Bag) by Generic Name (PDF 14 KB)

• Table 9(b) Highest Volume PBS Drugs (incl Drs Bag) by Generic Name (PDF 14 KB)
• Table 10(a) Highest Government Cost Drug (incl Drs Bag) by PBS Item (PDF 17 KB)
• Table 10(b) Highest Volume Drug (incl Drs Bag) by PBS Item (PDF 16 KB)
• Table 11(a) Top 20 Responsible Persons by Total Cost (PDF 19 KB)
• Table 11(b) Top 20 Responsible Persons by Market Share (Scripts) (PDF 15 KB)
• Table 12 PBS Other - Summary of direct payments and advances (PDF 12 KB)

Supplement 1

• Table 13(a) Safety Net Card Issues, Persons Covered (PDF 13 KB)
• Table 13(b) Safety Net Card Issues, Number of Cards (PDF 13 KB)
• Table 14 Pharmacies and Friendly Societies (PDF 15 KB)
• Table 15(a) Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Prescriptions - History (PDF 19 KB)
• Table 15(b) Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Government Cost - History (PDF 25 KB)

Supplement 2

• PBS Information Line Report (PDF 36 KB)

Supplement 3

• National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) (PDF 33 KB)

Chart

• National Diabetes Scheme Government Cost (PDF 17 KB)