Cost a barrier to scripts for 1.8 million

The number of people deferring access to prescribed medication due to cost has remained steady, at 7.6% of the population The Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services 2016 found that Australia-wide, around 1.8 million or 7.6% of people deferred accessing their medication due to cost in 2015-16, unchanged since 2013-4, but a drop of 0.3%