PBS updates

Entyvio (Vedolizumab)

vedolizumab 108 mg/0.68 mL injection, 2 x 0.68 mL pen devices · INJECTION · PBS code 12620F

AUTHORITY_REQUIRED

What it costs

AU$1522.23 PBS-determined price per 2 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: 2021-09-01.
  • • Repeats: 0.
  • • 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

Severe Crohn disease


Balance of supply


Patient must have received insufficient treatment with this drug for this condition under any relevant initial or continuing restriction (Initial 1, Initial 2, Initial 3, Continuing, or Transitioning from non-PBS-subsidised therapy that was commenced as a paediatric patient treatment) with the subcutaneous form; AND

The treatment must provide no more than the balance of doses up to 14 to 16 weeks therapy available under either Initial 1, 2 or 3 treatment; or

The treatment must provide no more than the balance of up to 24 weeks therapy available under Continuing treatment or Transitioning from non-PBS-subsidised therapy that was commenced as a paediatric patient treatment; AND

Must be treated by a gastroenterologist; or

Must be treated by a consultant physician [internal medicine specialising in gastroenterology]; or

Must be treated by a consultant physician [general medicine specialising in gastroenterology].

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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.