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Adcetris (Brentuximab vedotin)

brentuximab vedotin 50 mg injection, 1 vial · INJECTION · PBS code 11664X

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What it costs

AU$4422.25 PBS-determined price per pack

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: 2019-04-01.
  • • Repeats: 11.
  • • PBS program: IP.
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

CD30 positive cutaneous T-cell lymphoma


Continuing treatment


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

Patient must have achieved an objective response with this drug; AND

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

The treatment must be the sole PBS-subsidised systemic anti-cancer therapy for this condition; AND

The treatment must not exceed 12 cycles under this restriction in a lifetime.

An objective response is defined as the demonstration of response by clinical observation of skin lesions, or response by positron-emission tomography (PET) and/or computed tomography (CT) standard criteria.

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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.