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Pharmac funding alignment with three-month prescriptions for ADHD medication
Updated 1 May 2023
Late last year, we spread the news that the government was making changes to allow an electronic prescription (e-script) to include three months of ADHD medication – but only dispensed one month at a time.
Today Pharmac announced, from 1 June 2023, their funding (which subsidises the cost of your ADHD medication) will cover all three months included in your ADHD medication e-script.
Even better is that because one e-script covers three months of medication, you'll likely only need to pay for one e-script co-payment, not three (even though your medication will still get dispensed once per month).
Click the links to read about Pharmac's funding alignment with three-month e-scripts and the Ministry of Health's information on e-scripts.
Late last year, we spread the news that the government was making changes to allow an electronic prescription (e-script) to include three months of ADHD medication – but only dispensed one month at a time.
Today Pharmac announced, from 1 June 2023, their funding (which subsidises the cost of your ADHD medication) will cover all three months included in your ADHD medication e-script.
Even better is that because one e-script covers three months of medication, you'll likely only need to pay for one e-script co-payment, not three (even though your medication will still get dispensed once per month).
Click the links to read about Pharmac's funding alignment with three-month e-scripts and the Ministry of Health's information on e-scripts.
