Is Viagra on the PBS in Australia?

No. Erectile dysfunction medicines are not subsidised for the general public on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), so most people pay the full price for them. The PBS "helps people living in Australia get essential medicines at a reduced price. Instead of paying the full price yourself, the government covers part of the cost of your medicine"; for a medicine outside it, "You can still get a medicine that is not on the PBS by paying the full price" (healthdirect). Paying in full does not change the rules: sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis), vardenafil and avanafil all need a prescription in Australia, and a doctor assesses you first (healthdirect).

Most of the questions in this section come from the United States, where the public schemes are Medicare and Medicaid. They are answered on their own pages: does Medicare cover Viagra and generic sildenafil? and will Medicaid pay for Viagra? In the UK, the question is can you get Viagra or sildenafil free on the NHS?

Can veterans get Cialis or Viagra subsidised?

The PBS lists tadalafil 10 mg for erectile dysfunction on the Repatriation schedule, and the listing is Authority Required (PBS item 4596X). "RPBS stands for Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. It is a separate scheme for veterans who have a White, Gold or Orange Card from the Department of Veterans' Affairs" (healthdirect). The brands on that listing are Cialis and generic tadalafil: Apo-Tadalafil, Cidala, Cilatil, Cipla Tadalafil, Tadalafil GH, Tadalafil Sandoz, Tadalafil Sandoz Pharma and TADALAFIL-WGR. If you hold a DVA card, your GP can tell you whether the listing applies to you.

The US versions of this question have their own pages: does the government fund Viagra, and how much does it spend? and what is the VA disability rating for erectile dysfunction?

Does health insurance cover Viagra or Cialis?

In Australia the government's subsidy for prescription medicines is the PBS, and it does not cover ED medicines for the general public. The insurance questions in this section are asked about US health plans, and each is answered on its own page: does insurance cover Viagra or sildenafil?, is Cialis or tadalafil covered by insurance? and the long-running US argument over why Viagra was covered by insurers when birth control was not.

Why is Viagra expensive, and what is the cheapest ED medicine?

Without a PBS subsidy the whole price is yours to pay, and a generic tablet has the same active ingredient as the brand. Sildenafil is "sometimes known by its generic name sildenafil, and sometimes known by its trade name Viagra. Other brands of the same medicine are also available" (healthdirect); a generic medicine has "the same active ingredient", although generics "may look different and have different filler ingredients" (healthdirect). This guide quotes no prices. The cost question is answered in why is Viagra so expensive?; how generic and brand compare is in what is the difference between generic sildenafil and Viagra?

Two more pages look at the business side: how much Roman, a US telehealth company, charges for Viagra, sildenafil and Cialis and how much Pfizer has earned from Viagra. US store prices and coupons are gathered in our buying guide.

Medzhub, the shop you are on, is an online shop, not an Australian pharmacy: it issues no prescriptions, no PBS or RPBS subsidy applies to what it sells, and its prices are the live tables on each product page, such as Kamagra's. Every product is on our product list.

What do injections and shockwave therapy cost?

This guide gives no prices for them, but it can say where each stands: healthdirect lists alprostadil injections among the treatments when tablets don't suit, and calls acoustic shockwave therapy "not yet proven" (healthdirect). The cost questions have their own pages: what do penile injections for erectile dysfunction cost? and what does shockwave or ultrasound therapy for ED cost? How each treatment works is in our guide to penile injections and shock wave therapy and PRP.

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