Brett Mason (Queensland, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

The access to medicines working group is about the release of new drugs into Australia, so generics do not apply. That is the reason it is made up of the non-generics pharmaceutical companies. In relation to consultation with the generic pharmaceutical industry, as you say, that is ongoing. At present there is an implementation working group for the generic medicines awareness campaign. I think the government is spending $20 million promoting that. Senator Moore mentioned that in her speech.