Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) - Item Report

The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) began in 1948, and continues to provide timely, reliable and affordable access to necessary medicines for Australians today. The PBS is managed by the Department of Health and administered by the Department of Human Services.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) is subsidised by the [Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA)] (http://www.dva.gov.au/), and can be used by veterans who have a DVA White, Gold or Orange Card. \r\n\r\nUnder the PBS, which includes the RPBS, the Australian government subsidises the cost of medicine for most medical conditions. Most of the listed medicines are dispensed by pharmacists, and used by patients at home. Some medicines are administered in hospital. Read more [about the PBS](http://www.pbs.gov.au/info/about-the-pbs) on their website. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe [PBS Schedule](http://www.pbs.gov.au/browse/medicine-listing) is part of the wider Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and lists all of the medicines available to be dispensed to patients at a Government-subsidised price. The Schedule is updated monthly. \r\n \r\n**The PBS Item Report:** this report contains the number of services and total benefit amount per State/ Territory for PBS and RPBS Items. Each Item is assigned a unique alphanumeric code. The full details of currently listed Items can be obtained from the [PBS website](http://www.pbs.gov.au/pbs/home). \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n**Excel:** The human readable data for the current year is located in an individual excel file. Historical data (1992-2014) may be found in the relevant zipped excel files. \r\n**CSV:** The machine readable data for the current year is provided in an individual csv file. Historical data (1992-2014) may be found in the zipped csv file. \r\n \r\nAdditional [Medicare statistics](http://www.humanservices.gov.au/corporate/statistical-information-and-data/medicare-statistics) may be found on the Department of Human Services website and on data.gov.au. \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\nDisclaimer: The information and data contained in the reports and tables have been provided by Medicare Australia for general information purposes only. While Medicare Australia takes care in the compilation and provision of the information and data, it does not assume or accept any liability for the accuracy, quality, suitability and currency of the information or data, or for any reliance on the information or data. Medicare Australia recommends that users exercise their own care, skill and diligence with respect to the use and interpretation of the information and data. \r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

药品福利计划（Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, PBS）始于1948年，时至今日仍为澳大利亚民众提供及时、可靠且负担得起的必需药品获取渠道。该计划由澳大利亚卫生部门管理，人类服务部负责具体执行。

复员军人药品福利计划（Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, RPBS）由退伍军人事务部（Department of Veterans' Affairs, DVA，官网：http://www.dva.gov.au/）提供补贴，持有DVA白色、金色或橙色卡的退伍军人可使用该计划。

在包含RPBS的PBS体系框架下，澳大利亚政府为绝大多数病症的药品费用提供补贴。绝大多数列入计划的药品由药房配发，供患者居家自行使用；另有部分药品需在医院内由医护人员给药。更多相关信息可访问其官网[了解PBS详情](http://www.pbs.gov.au/info/about-the-pbs)。

[PBS药品目录](http://www.pbs.gov.au/browse/medicine-listing)是PBS体系的组成部分，列明了所有可按政府补贴价格配发给患者的药品。该目录每月更新一次。

**PBS项目报告**：本报告包含澳大利亚各州/领地的PBS与RPBS项目的服务次数及补贴总金额。每个项目均分配有唯一的字母数字组合代码。当前列入计划的项目完整详情可从[PBS官网](http://www.pbs.gov.au/pbs/home)获取。

**Excel格式数据**：本年度的人类可读格式数据存放于单独的Excel文件中；1992年至2014年的历史数据可在相关压缩Excel文件中获取。
**CSV格式数据**：本年度的机器可读格式数据存放于单独的CSV文件中；1992年至2014年的历史数据可在压缩CSV文件中获取。

更多[联邦医疗保险（Medicare）统计数据](http://www.humanservices.gov.au/corporate/statistical-information-and-data/medicare-statistics)可在人类服务部官网及data.gov.au平台获取。

**免责声明**：本报告及表格中的信息与数据由澳大利亚联邦医疗保险（Medicare Australia）提供，仅用于通用信息参考。尽管Medicare Australia在信息与数据的编制及提供过程中已审慎行事，但不对信息与数据的准确性、质量、适用性及时效性承担任何责任，亦不对因依赖该等信息与数据所引发的任何问题负责。Medicare Australia建议用户在使用和解读本信息与数据时，自行尽到谨慎、专业及勤勉的义务。