states pay much lower prices than the PBS. In one case, the prices are just a sixth of PBS prices. In one extreme example the report states that "The price of one drug, Olanzapine, is 64 times higher on the PBS than in Western Australian public hospitals". This report proposes three ways Australia can regain its lost leadership in pharmaceutical pricing. See also Health care in Australia Social security in Australia Therapeutic Goods Administration References External links Online searchable version of the PBS – the current PBS schedule Department of Health PBS website Medicare Australia PBS website The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme: History, Current Status and Post-Election Prognosis (November 2001) The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme – an Overview https://www.tga.gov.au/alert/ssri-antidepressants-actions-therapeutic-goods-administration-concerning-use-antidepressants-children-and-adolescents https://www.pbs.gov.au/medicine/item/2236Q-8836C Pharmaceuticals policy Pharmacy in Australia Medicare Australia 1948 introductions