Aboriginal people have higher rates of morbidity and mortality than other Australians and
compare poorly to similar populations in other developed countries. In spite of this, access to
medicines by Aboriginal people is poor, even for those living in urban areas. In remote areas
there are different patterns of disease and bacterial infections are very common. The
threshold for prescribing antibiotics is generally lower because Aboriginal patients are at
higher risk of serious sequelae. Drug regimens should be simplified to increase the chance …

If the official line is that there will be no changes to the PBS, then why were pharmaceuticals
included in the agreement? The USA has a legislative requirement for negotiations 'to
achieve the elimination of government measures such as price controls and reference
pricing which deny full market access for United