What Medical Conditions Qualify For Free Prescriptions?

caris

Hi

Does Anyone Know What Medical Conditions Qualify For Free Prescription?

Our Eldest Daughter Is Epileptic And We Found Out By Accident That She Was Automatically Eligiable For Free Prescriptions, If I Had Not Been Searching Through For Information About Epilepsy We Would Not Have Known, The Doctor Di Not Mention It To Her, Although She Had To Get The Form From The Doctor And For Them To Sign It.

I Have Polyarthritis & High Blood Pressure, I Also Suffer With Migraines, So Perscriptions Were Costing Me A Fortune, I Now Have A Prepayment Card.

Thanks In Advance For Any Info You Maybe Be Able To Provide
Caris

Penny-Pincher!!

Underactive Thyroid.

PPxx

Hapless_2

People who have certain medical conditions

Although there are many conditions requiring regular medication, only the following qualify for an exemption certificate:

• A permanent fistula requiring dressing.
• Forms of hypoadrenalism such as Addison's Disease.
• Diabetes insipidus and other forms of hypopituitarism.
• Diabetes mellitus except where treatment is by diet alone.
• Hypoparathyroidism.
• Myasthenia gravis.
• Myxoedema (underactive thyroid) or other conditions where supplemental thyroid hormone is necessary.
• Epilepsy requiring regular anti-epilepsy medication.
• If, because of a permanent disability, you cannot leave your home without help.

http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23069022/

alison99_2

....and if you live in Wales:beer:

Hapless_2

alison99 wrote: »

....and if you live in Wales:beer:

Yeah, my brother suffered with that can be nasty that condition, but doesn't anymore since he left.:D Mind you the after effects (Brecon wife) still hang around after 20 yrs.

cyclonebri1

Penny-Pincher!! wrote: »

Underactive Thyroid.

PPxx

Yup,

Doctor to me;

"well the bad news is you have hypothyroidism"

Me;

"You mean there's good news?"

Doc;

"Yes, you now get free prescriptions for life"

:j

Friend has diabetes, he tells me that qualifies as well.

B.

panavia

I too have to take thyroxine daily for life (thyroid removed), and I do not pay prescription charges.

You have to be taking thyroxine long term though to qualify...just in case many are reading this and thinking they may be exempt from charges.

If you think you may be exempt you need to ask your GP for a form, that you fill in and send off. If you qualify, you will be notified, and sent an exemtion card.

hope this helps somebody.

cyclonebri1

panavia wrote: »

I too have to take thyroxine daily for life (thyroid removed), and I do not pay prescription charges.

You have to be taking thyroxine long term though to qualify...just in case many are reading this and thinking they may be exempt from charges.

If you think you may be exempt you need to ask your GP for a form, that you fill in and send off. If you qualify, you will be notified, and sent an exemtion card.

hope this helps somebody.

But any thyroid desease is permanent and will not improove as I understand it?

I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid, not common for a bloke, and I didn't even know I had the condition as my symptoms were not typical and were only proven by a general blood test. Within a fortnight of being issued the first prescription I had the exemption cert.

daisymaisy123

Yep under active thyroid here as well and have been exempt for about 15 years.
Cyclone are you sure you're not me?!!

alison99_2

Hapless wrote: »

Yeah, my brother suffered with that can be nasty that condition, but doesn't anymore since he left.:D Mind you the after effects (Brecon wife) still hang around after 20 yrs.

Well we Welsh suffer with Rhodri Morgan Syndrome, which entitles us to free prescriptions.

daisymaisy123

I am Irish but living in wales 24 years so now get free prescriptions anyway under active thyroid or not.