Balance of Supply (BoS) is available for certain PBS-subsidised medicines where patients do not have sufficient medication to complete their course of treatment.

Below are some examples of when, and when not to request a BoS PBS-subsidised authority:

Did you know you can request authority approval for the BoS of some PBS-subsidised medicines using the Online PBS Authorities system. This means health professionals can request an authority approval online from Services Australia and the system will provide an immediate assessment result in real-time, avoiding any postage or processing delays.

To help health professionals determine their patient’s eligibility, questions and answers have been applied to the BoS restrictions for medicines to ensure the correct restriction and treatment phase is selected.

We understand having access to PBS-subsidised medicines can be critical to patient care, that’s why Services Australia and the Department of Health and Aged Care will continue to work together to increase the number of PBS medicines that can be requested and approved in ‘real-time’ using the Online PBS Authorities system.

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To learn more about these updates, please contact Services Australia directly.

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