Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
Supplementary notes
Data includes prescriptions under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) and non-subsidized drugs that are under co-payment.
Values have been rounded.
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In 2023, the total cost of the prescription drug Molnupiravir cost the Australian government * million Australian dollars, making it the most expensive prescription drug in Australia. Molnupiravir is an antiviral medication that inhibits the replication of certain RNA viruses
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