Changes in prescriptions: President Andrzej Duda On Tuesday, January 28, he signed an amendment to the Act on healthcare services financed from public funds and some other acts. Has eliminate restrictions related to the possibility of issuing prescriptions for reimbursed some drugs, food agents of special nutritional uses or medical devices for free people up to the age of 18 or after the age of 65.
What will change? After the provisions of the Act (i.e. 14 days after its announcement), the prescriptions for free medicines for patients will be able to issue every doctor. “Regardless of the type of benefit provided, as a consequence of which a prescription is issued, and regardless of fact having or not having a recipe for a contract with the National Health Fund ” – we read.
Changes on pharmacists: According to the amendment, pharmacists in pharmacies they will be able to prescription pharmaceutical on Recommended reimbursed vaccines. Currently, they can put a prescription to the vaccine, but it is not reimbursed. After changes, the pharmacist will be able to issue a pharmaceutical prescription, issue a vaccine and give it to the patient.
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Source: Act