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Butler hints at obesity drug funding
Posted 12 December 2025 AM
There is scope in the PBS to subsidise weight loss drugs, the Health Minister told ABC Radio National this morning, adding the decision is not too far away.
ABC Radio National Breakfast political correspondent Melissa Clarke interviewed Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, and asked him if there is scope in Australia for drugs like Ozempic to be offered under the PBS to patients to help with obesity.
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Posted 12 December 2025 AM
There is scope in the PBS to subsidise weight loss drugs, the Health Minister told ABC Radio National this morning, adding the decision is not too far away.
ABC Radio National Breakfast political correspondent Melissa Clarke interviewed Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, and asked him if there is scope in Australia for drugs like Ozempic to be offered under the PBS to patients to help with obesity.
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