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Half a million Australians to have access to cheaper cancer, leukaemia drugs

More than 500,000 Australians will have access to cheaper medicines under new listings on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison at Parliament House in Canberra. Source: AAP

Prime Minister Scott Morrison at Parliament House in Canberra. Source: AAP

 

More than 500,000 Australians will have access to cheaper medicines when a swathe of new products are added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Treatments for lung cancer, leukaemia, seizures or nerve pain and high cholesterol levels will be listed on the PBS.

"From tomorrow, some of our most unwell Australians, many battling cancer, will receive a significant boost in the fight for their health," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday.

Read the full article in English here.

 


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