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Bosentan RBX (Bosentan)

bosentan 62.5 mg tablet, 60 · ORAL · PBS code 12139X

AUTHORITY_REQUIRED

What it costs

AU$117.53 PBS-determined price per 60 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: 2020-10-01.
  • • Repeats: 5.
  • • PBS program: HS.
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

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)


Continuing treatment of combination therapy (dual or triple therapy, excluding selexipag)


The treatment must form part of dual combination therapy consisting of: (i) one endothelin receptor antagonist, (ii) one phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor; or

The treatment must form part of dual combination therapy consisting of: (i) one endothelin receptor antagonist, (ii) one prostanoid; or

The treatment must form part of triple combination therapy consisting of: (i) one endothelin receptor antagonist, (ii) one phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor, (iii) one prostanoid; AND

Must be treated by a physician with expertise in the management of PAH, with this authority application to be completed by the physician with expertise in PAH; AND

Patient must be undergoing continuing treatment of existing PBS-subsidised combination therapy (dual/triple therapy, excluding selexipag), where this drug in the combination remains unchanged from the previous authority application; or

Patient must be undergoing continuing treatment with dual combination therapy consisting of endothelin receptor antagonist with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor where one drug was prescribed as a non-PBS benefit.

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