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Prescriptions & scripts

eScripts, repeats, transfers and the rules that decide what you pay.

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Prescriptions & scriptsPrescriptions: how they work15 min read16 July 2026

Prescriptions & scripts60-day prescriptions: what changed and what it costs10 min read7 July 2026

Prescriptions & scriptsActive Script List: how to set up and use your ASL8 min read29 June 2026

A customer presenting a digital electronic prescription on their phone to a pharmacist at the counter of an Australian pharmacy.

Prescriptions & scriptseScript not working? Common token problems and fixes10 min read26 June 2026

A customer showing an electronic prescription on their phone to a pharmacist at the counter of an Australian pharmacy.

Prescriptions & scriptseScripts and prescription tokens: how they work10 min read5 July 2026

A pharmacist passing a paper medicine bag and receipt to a customer across the counter of an Australian community pharmacy.

Prescriptions & scriptsHow to transfer a prescription between pharmacies9 min read12 July 2026

A customer paying for a prescription at the eftpos terminal at the counter of an Australian community pharmacy.

Prescriptions & scriptsPrivate vs PBS prescriptions: what changes the price10 min read8 July 2026

Costs, PBS & concessions

What medicines cost, who pays less, and how to claim it back.

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Costs, PBS & concessionsThe PBS, concessions and the Safety Net explained14 min read15 July 2026

Costs, PBS & concessionsConcession card savings on PBS medicines9 min read3 July 2026

Costs, PBS & concessionsDVA pharmacy entitlements: Gold, White, and Orange cards6 min read13 July 2026

A pharmacist explaining a medicine to a customer at the counter of an Australian community pharmacy.

Costs, PBS & concessionsHow to apply for a PBS Safety Net card in 20268 min read4 July 2026

A pharmacist processing a prescription with a concession card for an older customer at a Scripts In Scripts Out counter of an Australian pharmacy.

Costs, PBS & concessionsPBS co-payments, concessions and the Safety Net explained12 min read11 July 2026

A pharmacist handing a customer their medicine and paperwork across the counter of an Australian community pharmacy.

Costs, PBS & concessionsPharmacy receipts and tax: what you can claim in 20266 min read13 July 2026

A customer comparing a medicine box while browsing the shelves of an Australian community pharmacy, with the dispensary counter in the background.

Costs, PBS & concessionsWhy is my prescription cheaper at another pharmacy?10 min read9 July 2026

Finding a pharmacy

After-hours access, delivery, languages and accessibility.

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Finding a pharmacyHow to find a pharmacy13 min read14 July 2026

Finding a pharmacyCommunity pharmacy: what it is and how it is regulated6 min read13 July 2026

Finding a pharmacyDisability-accessible pharmacy: what to look for7 min read13 July 2026

A pharmacy nurse handing medicines and paperwork to an older woman at the front door of her home in Australia.

Finding a pharmacyHow pharmacy delivery works10 min read6 July 2026

A customer reading a medicine box while browsing the brightly lit shelves of an Australian community pharmacy.

Finding a pharmacyHow to find a 24-hour pharmacy7 min read13 July 2026

The interior of an Australian community pharmacy looking toward the street entrance, with stocked aisles and a pharmacist at the dispensary counter.

Finding a pharmacyLate-night pharmacy by state: where to find one open after 8pm10 min read13 July 2026

A pharmacist advising a customer at the counter of an Australian community pharmacy.

Finding a pharmacyMultilingual pharmacy: finding a pharmacist who speaks your language7 min read13 July 2026

Vaccinations

Who can vaccinate, what's available, and what it costs by state.

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VaccinationsPharmacist vaccination age rules, by state5 min read13 July 2026

VaccinationsThe Australian Immunisation Register: how it works at the pharmacy6 min read13 July 2026

VaccinationsYellow fever vaccine: accredited centres, cost, and the ICVP5 min read13 July 2026

Managing your medicines

Dose aids, reviews and support for carers and families.

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Managing your medicinesMedication management: pharmacy help when you take several medicines17 min read10 July 2026

Managing your medicinesAged-care pharmacist services7 min read13 July 2026

Managing your medicinesHow to collect a prescription for someone else11 min read27 June 2026

A pharmacist handing a box of diabetes supplies to a female customer at the counter of an Australian pharmacy.

Managing your medicinesNDSS at a pharmacy: subsidised diabetes supplies7 min read13 July 2026

A pharmacist explaining a weekly blister dose administration aid to an older woman at a consultation table in an Australian pharmacy.

Managing your medicinesWebster packs and dose administration aids11 min read2 July 2026

A pharmacist reviewing a weekly Webster pack dose administration aid with an older female patient at a consultation table in an Australian pharmacy.

Managing your medicinesWho qualifies for a subsidised Webster pack9 min read1 July 2026

Sensitive & lifesaving services

Confidential and urgent help your pharmacist can provide.

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Sensitive & lifesaving servicesSharps disposal at a pharmacy6 min read13 July 2026

Sensitive & lifesaving servicesThe Needle and Syringe Program at a pharmacy6 min read13 July 2026

Sensitive & lifesaving servicesWhen to call Poisons Information (13 11 26) or your pharmacist6 min read13 July 2026

Pharmacist services

Health checks, advice and treatments without a GP visit.

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Pharmacist servicesMedsCheck and Home Medicines Review: free medicine reviews11 min read30 June 2026

Compounding

When a medicine has to be made to order, and where to find it.

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CompoundingHow to find a compounding pharmacy in your Australian city7 min read13 July 2026

CompoundingVeterinary compounding pharmacy: custom medicines for animals7 min read13 July 2026

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How to find a 24-hour pharmacy7 min read
eScripts and prescription tokens: how they work10 min read
PBS co-payments, concessions and the Safety Net explained12 min read
Webster packs and dose administration aids11 min read

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