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Application for medication certificate

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shifty1964

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Location
Leicestershire
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi.
I applied for my medication exemption weeks ago ( at least 4 ) As I have now been diagnosed with type 2 but have heard nothing.
I had a prepaid yearly one that is due to run out at the end of this month ( November ).
Any advice please ?
Paul.
 
If you pay for your prescription keep the receipt you can then claim it back once you get your card, not sure of the ins and outs but your pharmacist will be able to advise you
 
Contact the NHS Business Services Authority on 0300 330 9291 (8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm on Saturday) to make sure the application has reached them. Two to three weeks is not unusual but you seem to be well over that now.

It is backdated when it does get issued, so you can then apply for a pro rata refund on your existing pre-payment certificate. They don't provide a form for that so you have to return the certificate with a covering letter.
 
shifty1964 said:
As I have now been diagnosed with type 2
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As far as I remember you can only claim prescription exemption if you are prescribed medication for diabetes and you dont say if you are on meds for it or just diet controlled.

Diet controlled T2's do not qualify, but if you are on diabetic meds then as someone else has said just keep the receipts and you can claim them back.

And depending how well you know your pharmacist they may well not charge you for your meds as they will know what you are
prescribed if they are dispensing them, I dont ever recall showing my certificate to my pharmacist, they just asked me to sign the back of the prescription, although it is an offence not to pay for meds if you are not exempt.
 
Sid Bonkers said:
As far as I remember you can only claim prescription exemption if you are prescribed medication for diabetes and you dont say if you are on meds for it or just diet controlled.

Diet controlled T2's do not qualify, but if you are on diabetic meds then as someone else has said just keep the receipts and you can claim them back.
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Applications are in general handled through our GP practice as they are required to certify the diagnosis and medication.
And depending how well you know your pharmacist they may well not charge you for your meds as they will know what you are
prescribed if they are dispensing them, I dont ever recall showing my certificate to my pharmacist, they just asked me to sign the back of the prescription, although it is an offence not to pay for meds if you are not exempt.
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Most pharmacies don't bother to ask to see either medical exemption or pre-payment certificates as there is no requirement to produce it - but there are random checks on declarations.
 
Jay-Marc said:
Most pharmacies don't bother to ask to see either medical exemption or pre-payment certificates as there is no requirement to produce it - but there are random checks on declarations.
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Pharmacies in my local town have a large notice displayed requesting the client claiming free prescriptions has the required proof due to a government crackdown.
If you don't produce the certificate then a large not seen is stamped across the prescription. So obviously things are being checked a lot more often now.
 
They have been marking prescriptions with large Xs etc when they haven't seen the certificate for some years now. I think I am asked to produce it no more that once a year, but YMMV.
 
Hi I spoke to pre-payment prescription people yesterday I had to fill out a form which the gp then signs and sends to them. It then takes another four weeks on top to receive the certificate. So I'm guessing you should hear something in the next week or so. Which is why they back date it. I was advised to continue to use my prepayment card until I received the other one in the post. Then phone up pre-payment dept and tell them I'm excerpt and no longer require it. I believe you can get a refund for any prepayment not required and the exception is is back dated a month.
So don't worry yet. Or to set your mind at ease phone them.
 
I've never been given one of these either and I'm on diabetic medication as well ?
 
Jay-Marc said:
Contact the NHS Business Services Authority on 0300 330 9291 (8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm on Saturday) to make sure the application has reached them. Two to three weeks is not unusual but you seem to be well over that now.

It is backdated when it does get issued, so you can then apply for a pro rata refund on your existing pre-payment certificate. They don't provide a form for that so you have to return the certificate with a covering letter.
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Thank you
 
Sid Bonkers said:
As far as I remember you can only claim prescription exemption if you are prescribed medication for diabetes and you dont say if you are on meds for it or just diet controlled.

Diet controlled T2's do not qualify, but if you are on diabetic meds then as someone else has said just keep the receipts and you can claim them back.

And depending how well you know your pharmacist they may well not charge you for your meds as they will know what you are
prescribed if they are dispensing them, I dont ever recall showing my certificate to my pharmacist, they just asked me to sign the back of the prescription, although it is an offence not to pay for meds if you are not exempt.
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Hi, sorry.
Subscription & metformin.
 
Maggie/Magpie said:
Hi I spoke to pre-payment prescription people yesterday I had to fill out a form which the gp then signs and sends to them. It then takes another four weeks on top to receive the certificate. So I'm guessing you should hear something in the next week or so. Which is why they back date it. I was advised to continue to use my prepayment card until I received the other one in the post. Then phone up pre-payment dept and tell them I'm excerpt and no longer require it. I believe you can get a refund for any prepayment not required and the exception is is back dated a month.
So don't worry yet. Or to set your mind at ease phone them.
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Thank you.
 
shifty1964 said:
Hi, sorry.
Subscription & metformin.
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Yes then you do qualify for free prescriptions and not just diabetic prescriptions but all drugs that you are now prescribed will be dispensed Free Of Charge :)

Any news have you got your certificate yet?
 
Hi
Received my exemption card yesterday, Its only taken three weeks in all, I should chase them up.
U.K Phone 0300 3301341
Maggie/Magpie
 
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