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DPS - repeat prescription

  • 04-11-2015 11:02am
    #1
    justback83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 359 ✭✭


    I'm on an expensive (for me!!) medication for asthma. The inhaler costs ~€70 a pop and lasts for a month. My doc gave me a prescription for 6 months. Can I get these all together under the Drugs Payment Scheme and pay a maximum of €144??


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  • #2
    sam34
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭sam34


    Short answer, no.
    The €144 payment/threshold is for one month's supply of medication only


  • #3
    GalwayGrrrrrl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭GalwayGrrrrrl


    Agree with above post- 144 just covers one month's supply. If the 70 a month cost is too high for you mention it to your doctor as there may be a cheaper inhaler that will be equally effective for you (I don't mean a generic inhaler necessarily but a different medicine entirely). The Dr would rather you swap to a cheaper one than not take your mess at all due to cost.


  • #4
    GalwayGrrrrrl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭GalwayGrrrrrl


    Mess=meds (predictive text Aargh!)


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