60-day prescriptions: who can get one and what they save
A 60-day script gives you two months of a PBS medicine for one co-payment. Who is eligible, which medicines are on the list, and how much it can save.
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Pharmacy guides
Plain guides to pharmacies and medicines in Australia: what a script costs, what a pharmacist can do for you, vaccinations, using medicines safely, and finding a pharmacy when you need one.
Costs and prescriptions
How eScripts and the Active Script List work
An eScript arrives as a token by SMS or email, and you can fill it at any pharmacy. How tokens, repeats and the Active Script List work.
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What a PBS prescription costs in 2026
From 1 January 2026 a PBS script costs at most $25, or $7.70 with a concession card. How the Safety Net, brand premiums and private scripts change that.
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Generic medicines in Australia, and when to choose one
A generic has the same active ingredient as the original brand and must be absorbed the same way. Why some brands cost more, and when your pharmacist can swap.
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Pharmacy services
Pharmacy services for older Australians and their carers
Dose aids, Home Medicines Reviews, MedsChecks and medicines in aged care. The pharmacy services that help older people, and how carers can use them.
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What services do Australian pharmacies offer?
Medicines reviews, dose aids, free vaccines, UTI treatment and more: what Australian pharmacies do besides filling scripts, and who's eligible.
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What can pharmacists prescribe in Australia? State by state
Trained pharmacists in every state can treat UTIs and resupply the pill without a doctor's script. What else they can treat where you live.
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Vaccinations
Can I get vaccinated at a pharmacy? Vaccines and ages by state
Which vaccines pharmacists can give in each state and territory, from what age, and which are free under the National Immunisation Program.
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Using medicines safely
Medicine safety tips: taking, storing and tracking medicines
How to take medicines safely, where to store them, keeping a medicines list, and what to do if someone takes too much. Poisons Information Centre 13 11 26.
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Your medicines in a bushfire, flood or cyclone
Pack 14 days of medicines and a list of them. If you run out with no script, a pharmacist can give an emergency supply or use Continued Dispensing.
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How to dispose of old or unwanted medicines in Australia
Take old or unwanted medicines to any pharmacy for free, safe disposal through the Return Unwanted Medicines scheme. What it takes, and what to do with needles.
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Finding a pharmacy
How to choose a pharmacy in Australia
Pick a pharmacy by its hours, services and prices, and use one for all your scripts so it can track your PBS Safety Net. How to switch pharmacies.
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Need medicine at night? Where to get help after hours
24-hour pharmacies, healthdirect's 24-hour nurse line, after-hours GPs, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics and 000. Where to go for medicine at night.
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Are pharmacies open on Christmas Day, Easter and Anzac Day?
Every state lets pharmacies open on Christmas Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day, but not all do. The rules by state, and how to find one open.
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