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Australian Prescriber readers understand how the contents of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) are determined.
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Correction
One of the letters published in 'Your questions to the PBAC' (Aust Prescr 2001;24:7) mentioned celecoxib as a general benefit on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). This is incorrect. Celecoxib is listed on the PBS as a restricted benefit for chronic arthropathies (including osteoarthritis) with an inflammatory component.
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