DISPENSE calculator
Hello and welcome!
In 2023 the Australian government changed how often you can receive refills of certain medicines including blood pressure medicines. Your doctor can now write prescriptions to allow you to receive 60 days of certain medicines at a time, rather than 30 days of medicine at each refill. This can save money for you and the government. See here for more information.
You may click here to learn more about The DISPENSe trial now or first use the calculator explained below.
This page provides a simple calculator anyone can use to find out the approximate difference in cost between 30 and 60 days refills.
- Do you have a concession card? (e.g., Pensioner Concession Card, Health Care Card, Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, Veterans' Card) - yes/no
- Please list all of your medicines below. It may help to have the medicine boxes in front of you. Type the first few letters of name (trade name or drug name) and then choose from the dropdown list.
This is the monthly cost to a patient, derived from official PBS “DPMQ” reimbursement prices for 30 day vs 60 day dispensing. The DPMQ is ‘Dispensed Price for Maximum Quantity’ and includes: the ex-manufacturer price, wholesaler and pharmacy mark-ups and the dispensing fee (currently $7.82 for each supply). Additional charges may be applied, and any pharmacy-specific cost reductions are not included.
