Interpreting Section 19A Dispensing Shares During Methylphenidate Shortages

The data that support the findings of this study are available in Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), Australian Government at https://www.pbs.gov.au/statistics/dos-and-dop/dos-and-dop. These data were derived from the following resources available in the public domain: PBS and RPBS Date of Supply Data: Quarterly Date of Supply Supplementary Report, July 2025 - June 2026, https://www.pbs.gov.au/statistics/dos-and-dop/files/dos-jul-2025-to-jun-2026-phrmcy-type.csv; PBS Item Code to Drug Mapping File (September 2026 release), https://www.pbs.gov.au/statistics/dos-and-dop/files/pbs-item-drug-map.csv.