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Half a million sick Australians set to benefit from additions to PBS

Tablets fall from a jar of medication in Sydney, September 17, 2008. (AAP Image/Melanie Foster) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Tablets fall from a jar of medication in Sydney, September 17, 2008. (AAP Image/Melanie Foster) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY Source: AAP

Thousands of Australians living with lung cancer, leukaemia and high cholesterol are set to benefit from new drug listings on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.


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By Kulasegaram Sanchayan

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Thousands of Australians living with lung cancer, leukaemia and high cholesterol are set to benefit from new drug listings on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.


For some patients with lung cancer, it will mean treatments that cost them tens of thousands of dollars will now be dramatically reduced.

Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports in Tamil with a feature written by Pablo Vinales, Peggy Giakoumelos. 

 

 

 


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