Budget relief for six million Australians will bring $1.6 billion in savings

The cheaper medicines policy will save Australians significant sums on a range of scripts. Photo: Getty

Six million Australians will save up to $180 on medicine repeats as part of a cost-of-living measure to be unveiled in next month’s budget.

Under a simple change allowing two months’ of medicine to be dispensed from a single script (currently limited to one month), general patients will save up to $180 a year, while concession card holders will save up to $43.80 a medicine.