As at 1 January 2016 the co-payment per item of up to AUD 38.30 , reduced to AUD 6.20 for patients with concession card, subject to a Safety Net: - Concession card holders get medicines free of charge once they have reached the annual threshold of AUD 372; - General patients pay the concession price per medicine after reaching their annual threshold of AUD 1 475.70. From 1 January 2016, pharmacists may choose to discount the PBS patient co-payment by up to $1.00. This is not mandatory and it is the pharmacistÕs choice whether or not to provide a discount.