• Online Services
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• Services & Programs
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  • Your prescriptions (PBS)
    • Using Medicine Wisely
    • Information when lodging prescription
    • Getting more medicine than you need endangers your health and the health of others
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  • Foreign language support
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Medicare Office Business Hours

All Medicare offices will be closed from Thursday 25 December 2008 to Monday 29 December 2008 for the Christmas period and will re-open for business on Tuesday 30 December 2008.

All Medicare offices will be closed on Thursday 1 January 2009 due to the New Years Day public holiday and will re-open for business on Friday 2 January 2009.

You can find information about other Medicare offices and their business hours by using the Medicare office locator.

Last updated: 11 December, 2008