Arimidex no longer listed on pbsmedecines

@Helen22 like arpie when Arimidex  came off the pbs and the cost to me went up my chemist knew my situation told me of the change. He didn’t ask for a new script just switched me to the anastrozole said make sure my gp knew about change in PBS it hasn’t made any difference to my side effects. Likewise when Ibrance stopped production of the capsule to pill only a slight adjustment in side effects actually for the better with that one. I think this all has to do with who gets the contract to supply for pbs drugs. It’s mostly to do with what the drug is. Sometimes the filler could be different. I get sozol for my reflux on script instead of buying nexium over the counter. Hope they dont stop covering that one like the did with my antihistamine. I cant just grab anything off the shelf Im told which one i can have  mostly because its a long term med i need to take. I rarely walk out of the chemist under $80 and thats on pension card.