nib will pay a Pharmaceutical Prescriptions benefit when:
- the drug is only available on prescription; and
- the drug is listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG); and
- the name of the drug does not appear in the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits
The amount customers will be paid will depend on their cover.
A Pharmaceutical Prescriptions benefit will not be paid if the drug is:
- listed as contraceptive
- mixed to form a compound drug.