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How are medicines chosen to be subsidised by the PBS?

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How are medicines chosen to be subsidised by the PBS?

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A. Before a medicine can be subsidised through the PBS, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) must assess it. The PBAC, an independent expert body whose membership includes doctors, other health professionals and a consumer representative, recommends new drugs to be listed.