Aprepitant APOTEX (Aprepitant)
aprepitant 165 mg capsule, 1 · ORAL · PBS code 2550F
STREAMLINEDWhat it costs
AU$49.52 PBS-determined price per 1 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: 2019-10-01.
- • Repeats: 5.
- • PBS program: CT.
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
Nausea and vomiting
The condition must be associated with cytotoxic chemotherapy being used to treat malignancy; AND
The treatment must be in combination with a 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor (5HT3) antagonist and dexamethasone; AND
Patient must be scheduled to be administered a chemotherapy regimen that includes any 1 of the following agents: altretamine; carmustine; cisplatin when a single dose constitutes a cycle of chemotherapy; cyclophosphamide at a dose of 1500 mg per square metre per day or greater; dacarbazine; procarbazine when a single dose constitutes a cycle of chemotherapy; streptozocin.
No more than 1 capsule of aprepitant 165 mg will be authorised per cycle of cytotoxic chemotherapy.
Listing of Pharmaceutical Benefits (NHL) - Schedule 4 part 1
Nausea and vomiting
The condition must be associated with cytotoxic chemotherapy being used to treat breast cancer; AND
The treatment must be in combination with a 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor (5HT3) antagonist and dexamethasone; AND
Patient must be scheduled to be co-administered cyclophosphamide and an anthracycline.
No more than 1 capsule of aprepitant 165 mg will be authorised per cycle of cytotoxic chemotherapy.
Listing of Pharmaceutical Benefits (NHL) - Schedule 4 part 1
Nausea and vomiting
The condition must be associated with moderately emetogenic cytotoxic chemotherapy being used to treat malignancy; AND
The treatment must be in combination with a 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor (5HT3) antagonist and dexamethasone on day 1 of a chemotherapy cycle; AND
Patient must have had a prior episode of chemotherapy induced nausea or vomiting; AND
Patient must be scheduled to be administered a chemotherapy regimen that includes any 1 of the following intravenous chemotherapy agents: arsenic trioxide; azacitidine; cyclophosphamide at a dose of less than 1500 mg per square metre per day; cytarabine at a dose of greater than 1 g per square metre per day; dactinomycin; daunorubicin; doxorubicin; epirubicin; fotemustine; idarubicin; ifosfamide; irinotecan; melphalan; methotrexate at a dose of 250 mg to 1 g per square metre; raltitrexed.
No more than 1 capsule of aprepitant 165 mg will be authorised per cycle of cytotoxic chemotherapy.
Concomitant use of a 5HT3 antagonist should not occur with aprepitant on days 2 and 3 of any chemotherapy cycle.
Listing of Pharmaceutical Benefits (NHL) - Schedule 4 part 1
Nausea and vomiting
The condition must be associated with cytotoxic chemotherapy being used to treat malignancy; AND
The treatment must be in combination with a 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor (5HT3) antagonist and dexamethasone on day 1 of a chemotherapy cycle; AND
Patient must be scheduled to be administered a chemotherapy regimen that includes either carboplatin or oxaliplatin.
No more than 1 capsule of aprepitant 165 mg will be authorised per cycle of cytotoxic chemotherapy.
Concomitant use of a 5HT3 antagonist should not occur with aprepitant on days 2 and 3 of any chemotherapy cycle.
Sponsor: Apotex Pty Ltd ABN 52 096 916 148
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