PBS information for epilepsy clinicians
This table details the PBS information (August 2025) for certain anti-seizure medications.
Please note: drugs that are non-PBS, including clobazam and rufinamide, are not included in the table below.
Contact numbers:
- PBS Authority: 1800 888 333
- PBS Info line: 1800 020 613
Carbamazepine
| Names | Form | Strength | Max quantity of units | Repeats | PBS/PVTE | PBS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carbamazepine = Tegretol/Teg. CR = Avliore | Tab Tab Tab CR Tab CR Mix | 100mg 200mg 200mg 400mg 100mg/5ml | 200 200 200 200 300ml | 2 2 2 2 5 | PBS PBS PBS PBS PBS | N/A |
Ethosuximide
| Names | Form | Strength | Max quantity of units | Repeats | PBS/PVTE | PBS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethosuximide = Zarontin | Mix Cap | 250mg/5ml 250mg | 200ml 200 | 5 2 | PBS PBS | N/A |
Lacosamide
| Names | Form | Strength | Max quantity of units | Repeats | PBS/PVTE | PBS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lacosamide = Vimpat | Tab Tab Tab Tab Tab Tab Mix | 50mg 100mg 150mg 100mg 150mg 200mg 10mg/mL | 14 14 14 56 56 56 200mL x 2 | 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 | PBS (A) PBS (A) PBS (A) PBS (A) PBS (A) PBS (A) PBS (A) | There are a variety of PBS codes that vary by indication, initiation and maintenance dosing. Visit the PBS site for the appropriate codes. |
Lamotrigine
| Names | Form | Strength | Max quantity of units | Repeats | PBS/PVTE | PBS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamotrigine | Tab (disp) | 5mg | 56 | 5 | PBS(A) | 16580 |
| = Lamictal | Tab (disp) | 25mg | 56 | 5 | PBS(A) | 16580 |
| = Elmendos | Tab (disp) | 50mg | 56 | 5 | PBS(A) | 16580 |
| = Lamotrust | Tab (disp) | 100mg | 56 | 5 | PBS(A) | 16580 |
| = Seaze | Tab (disp) | 200mg | 56 | 5 | PBS(A) | 16580 |
Levetiracetam
| Names | Form | Strength | Max quantity of units | Repeats | PBS/PVTE | PBS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Levetiracetam = Keppra | Tab Tab Tab Mix | 250mg 500mg 1000mg 100mg/ml | 60 60 60 300ml | 5 5 5 5 | PBS(A) PBS(A) PBS(A) PBS(A) | 16582 16582 16582 16646 |
Midazolam
| Names | Form | Strength | Max quantity of units | Repeats | PBS/PVTE | PBS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Midazolam = Midazolam | Injection | 5mg/1ml | 1 packet: (10x1ml ampoules) | 0 | PBS | |
| = Zyamis | Prefilled oral syringe | 5mg/0.5ml | 2 | 1 | PBS | Special authority |
| Prefilled oral syringe | 7.5mg/0.75ml | 2 | 1 | PBS | Special authority | |
| Prefilled oral syringe | 10mg/1.0ml | 2 | 1 | PBS | Special authority |
Oxcarbazepine
| Names | Form | Strength | Max quantity of units | Repeats | PBS/PVTE | PBS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oxcarbazepine = Trileptal | Tab Tab Tab Liquid | 150mg 300mg 600mg 60mg/ml | 100 100 100 250ml (x2) | 5 5 5 5 | PBS(A) PBS(A) PBS(A) PBS(A) | 16521 16521 16521 16521 |
Phenobarbitone
| Names | Form | Strength | Max quantity of units | Repeats | PBS/PVTE | PBS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phenobarbitone = Phenobarbitone | Tab Mix* | 30mg 15mg/5ml | 200 100ml | 4 - | PBS PBS | N/A |
A 50mg/5ml private liquid preparation is available at SCH Pharmacy.
Phenytoin
| Names | Form | Strength | Max quantity of units | Repeats | PBS/PVTE | PBS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phenytoin = Dilantin | Cap | 30mg | 200 | 2 | PBS | N/A |
| Cap | 100mg | 200 | 2 | PBS | ||
| Infatabs | 50mg(chew) | 200 | 2 | PBS | ||
| Mix | 30mg/5ml | 500ml | 3 | PBS |
Sulthiame
| Names | Form | Strength | Max quantity of units | Repeats | PBS/PVTE | PBS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sulthiame = Ospolot | Tab Tab | 50mg 200mg | 200 200 | 2 2 | PBS PBS | N/A |
Topiramate
| Names | Form | Strength | Max quantity of units | Repeats | PBS/PVTE | PBS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Topiramate = Topamax | Tab Tab Tab Tab Sprinkles Sprinkles Sprinkles | 25mg 50mg 100mg 200mg 15mg 25mg 50mg | 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | PBS(A) PBS(A) PBS(A) PBS(A) PBS(A) PBS(A) PBS(A) | 16525 16525 16525 16525 16586 16586 16586 |
Valproate
| Names | Form | Strength | Max quantity of units | Repeats | PBS/PVTE | PBS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valproate | Tab (crush) | 100mg | 200 | 2 | PBS | N/A |
| = Epilim | Tab (ec) | 200mg | 200 | 2 | PBS | |
| = Valpro | Tab (ec) | 500mg | 200 | 2 | PBS | |
| = Valprease | Mix | 200mg/5ml | 2x300ml | 2 | PBS |
Vigabatrin
| Names | Form | Strength | Max quantity of units | Repeats | PBS/PVTE | PBS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vigabatrin = Sabril | Tab Powder (in 10ml water) | 500mg 500mg | 100 60 | 5 5 | PBS(A) PBS(A) | 16669 16669 |
Zonisamide
| Names | Form | Strength | Max quantity of units | Repeats | PBS/PVTE | PBS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zonisamide = Zonegran | Cap Cap Cap | 25mg 50mg 100mg | 56 56 112 | 5 5 5 | PBS(A) PBS(A) PBS(A) | 16515 16515 16515 |