Healthy Skepticism Library item: 7608

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Publication type: Journal Article

Tatchell M.
Free trade and the PBS
Pharmacy Review 2003; 27:(3):21-22

Abstract:

The implications of removal of Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), as a consequence of Free Trade Agreement negotiations with the USA, is discussed. An overview of the objectives of the PBS, the economic impact of removal of the PBS, and a response to concerns over the removal of the PBS, are also presented.