Financial contributions made by patients towards dispensed medicines prescribed by Australian dentists from 2006 to 2018: a cost-analysis study.

ConclusionsThis study highlights the increasing contributions made by patients towards antibiotic prescriptions.What is known about the topic?Australian dentists can independently prescribe subsidised medications as per a set scope for general and specialist dentists, regulated under the PBS with requisite adherence to specific legal requirements.What does this paper add?This is the first study highlighting the increased level of patient financial contributions towards dental medicines, according to different pharmacological categories, dispensed by pharmacists in Australia.What are the implications for practitioners?This study creates a base for future research assessing the appropriateness of the PBS subsidy and the PBS Safety Net threshold, possibly reassessing the out-of-pocket pricing on brand substitution and appropriately reassessing the current dental PBS schedule. PMID: 33176901 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian Health Review - Category: Hospital Management Authors: Tags: Aust Health Rev Source Type: research