Introduction of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Reforms at Three Victorian Public Health Services

Larmour, Ian; Thomson, William Bill A; Tsui, Michael K; Weeks, Greg

doi:10.1002/jppr2003333204

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“…The first Pharmaceutical Reform Agreement (PRA) was signed in Australia in 2001 (Victoria) 58 . Successively in the decade after this, SA, the Northern Territory, WA, Queensland, and Tasmania also signed a PRA with the Commonwealth, with NSW and the ACT the only jurisdictions that have not currently signed.…”

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“…The first Pharmaceutical Reform Agreement (PRA) was signed in Australia in 2001 (Victoria). 58 Successively in the decade after this, SA, the Northern Territory, WA, Queensland, and Tasmania also signed a PRA with the Commonwealth, with NSW and the ACT the only jurisdictions that have not currently signed. PRAs enable access for public hospital patients to Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines for outpatients, on discharge and for day treatment services.…”

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“…Victoria was the first state to introduce the PBS to public hospitals in 2001 [27]. As at 1 June 2004, 55 hospitals in Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia (three of the six Australian states) had implemented the reforms [6].…”

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In Australia, medicines are funded under a complex set of financial arrangements. Currently there are dual funding arrangements in public and private hospitals that can lead to differences in patient access to medications. There are considerable concerns about the consequences of the fragmentation and "lack of cohesion of the system". Some decision-makers consider there are inequities because of the funding models in place. What follows is a description of this system.

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“…In 2002, the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing and the Department of Human Services Victoria made the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) available to public hospitals in Victoria for a limited range of patients (outpatients, day oncology patients, patients discharged from hospital). 1 It was proposed that introducing a similar scheme to that operating in the community would provide continuum of pharmaceutical care, decrease patient confusion and over-consumption of drugs. 2 In January 2002, The Gee long Hospital, Victoria started implementation of the PBS system for eligible patients.…”

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Patients' Attitudes to Discharge Medications Supplied under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

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Aim: To assess patients' attitudes to discharge medications supplied under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Method: Patients who received discharge medications from The Geelong Hospital, Victoria between February and June 2003, and also in 2001 prior to the introduction of the PBS were surveyed. Demographic data and information on discharge medications and admitting specialities was collected from computer records of dispensing and patient information. Suitable patients were sent a reply-paid questionnaire that assessed their attitudes towards the PBS and previous discharge systems. Results: 180 patients returned the questionnaire. 79% either strongly agreed or agreed that the quantity of medications supplied under the PBS system was convenient compared to 63% for the '5-day supply' system. In a direct comparison between the two systems, 68% preferred the PBS. Only 24% had been informed of the possible cost of discharge medications prior to admission. Nonetheless, 69% either strongly agreed or agreed that paying for discharge medications was appropriate. Conclusion: Discharge medications supplied under the PBS system was positively accepted by patients.

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Introduction of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Reforms at Three Victorian Public Health Services

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