Subsidized medicines
Reimbursement programs: 'Affordable Medicines', insulin, transplantation
Details
'Affordable Medicines'
Cardiovascular, type-2 diabetes, asthma, mental disorders, epilepsy — free/co-pay via e-prescription.
Insulins
Insulin reimbursement for all diabetics — free for children, co-pay for adults on listed drugs.
Transplant/oncology
Separate NHSU programs: immunosuppressants, chemotherapy — under the facility's special protocols.
Participating pharmacies
'Affordable Medicines' mark on the pharmacy; e-prescription + code — get meds at any program pharmacy.
If a drug is out of stock, it doesn't mean 'no program': ask them to order it; the prescription is valid 30 days (90 for chronic). Check prescription validity in eHealth.