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Tagrisso (Osimertinib)

osimertinib 40 mg tablet, 30 · ORAL · PBS code 11620N

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What it costs

AU$7419.5 PBS-determined price per 30 units

Most patients pay only the standard PBS co-payment, not the full price above — up to AU$25.00 per script (general) or AU$7.70 (concession/Safety Net) in 2026. The figure above is what the PBS pays the pharmacy; the Australian Government subsidises the rest. Always confirm the current amount with your pharmacist.

  • • First listed on the PBS: 2019-02-01.
  • • Repeats: 5.
  • • PBS program: GE.
Eligibility criteria for subsidised access

The following is the government's own wording from the PBS Schedule, shown unchanged.

Listing of Pharmaceutical Benefits (NHL) - Schedule 4 part 1

Stage IIIB (locally advanced) or Stage IV (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)


Continuing treatment of second-line EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy


The treatment must be as monotherapy; AND

Patient must have previously received PBS-subsidised treatment with this drug for this condition; AND

Patient must not have developed disease progression while receiving treatment with this drug for this condition; AND

Patient must be undergoing continuing treatment with this drug as second-line therapy (i.e. there are 2 Continuing treatment listings for this drug - ensure the correct Continuing treatment restriction is being accessed); AND

Must be treated by a medical practitioner; or

Must be treated by a nurse practitioner where both of the following are occurring: (i) patient care is being shared with a medical practitioner, (ii) the prescription continues existing therapy with this medicine.

PBS-subsidised treatment with this drug is restricted to one line of therapy at any disease staging for NSCLC (i.e. if therapy has been prescribed for early disease, subsidy under locally advanced or metastatic disease is no longer available).

Sponsor: AstraZeneca Pty Ltd ABN 54 009 682 311

Not medical advice. Voxsanity republishes public PBS data in plain English. PBS listing status and criteria can change; always confirm current subsidised availability with your doctor or pharmacist.

Source: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), © Commonwealth of Australia. Data used and redistributed under permission; not modified from its original wording where displayed verbatim.