Table 5 Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) item numbers addressing health needs specific to Indigenous Peoples [126]
Drug | Indication |
|---|---|
Albendazole* | Whipworm infestation |
Aspirin* | Cardiovascular disease |
Bisacodyl | Constipation |
Chloramphenicol | Eye infection |
Ciprofloxacin | Chronic suppurative otitis media |
Ferrous Fumarate | Iron deficiency anaemia |
Ferrous Fumarate + Folic Acid | Pregnancy |
Folic Acid | Pregnancy |
Glucose And Ketone Indicator Urine | Diabetes |
Hydroxocobalamin | Anaemia |
Ivermectin | Human sarcoptic scabies |
Ketoconazole | Fungal or yeast infection |
Miconazole | Fungal or yeast infection |
Terbinafine | Fungal or yeast infection |
Loperamide | Diarrhoea |
Magnesium | Hypomagnesaemia |
Molnupiravir | SARS-CoV-2 infection |
Mupirocin | Staphylococcus aureus infection |
Nicotine | Nicotine dependence |
Paracetamol | Pain |
Prednisolone Acetate + Phenylephrine | Severe eye inflammation |
Terbinafine | Dermatophyte infection |
Thiamine | Thiamine deficiency |
Sodium Chloride + Potassium Chloride + Glucose Monohydrate + Citrate | Dehydration |