Under legislation, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines can only be sent overseas when they’re intended for use by:
- yourself or someone you’re travelling with
- a Commonwealth, State or Territory officer, or the spouse or dependent child of the officer.
Before you post medicine, you should do all of these:
- Make sure the medicine is legal in the country you’re sending it to.
- If it’s legal in the country, get a letter from your doctor to include with your parcel. Leave the medicine in the original packaging.
- Stick a customs declaration to your parcel. It must say it contains prescription medicine for your personal use. You can get this sticker from any post office.
- Make sure you don’t send more than the legal amount. Check with your doctor.
If you need more information, call the PBS taking or sending medicine overseas line.
Contact numbers available on this page.
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - taking or sending medicine overseas
Use this line if you need help managing your Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicine overseas.
There are other ways you may want to contact us.