Health minister’s office made submission to advisory committee to expand PBS eligibility of Lagevrio and Paxlovid
the drugs were only subsidised under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for people aged over 65 with two high-risk factors, people over 75 with one high-risk factor, or any immunocompromised person. Paxlovid can also have side-effects if taken with some other drugs, while Lagevrio is not recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
“Antivirals at the moment are limited in their usage for a number of reasons which I don’t necessarily agree with,” he said.Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Butler said last week that the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, which decided which drugs will be subsidised under the PBS, would “continue monitoring the eligibility criteria” for the antivirals and “may recommend changes”. The group was set to meet this week.Butler’s office said on Tuesday there had not yet been any changes to eligibility criteria, but the government has made a submission to the PBAC to expand eligibility criteria.
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