Medical Exemption from NHS Prescription Charges

If you suffer from certain medical conditions you are entitled to free NHS prescriptions. But you need an exemption certificate form FP92A to say that you do not have to pay. You can obtain this form from Rotherham Health Advice Centre by contacting us or by filling in the Information Request Form or by contacting your GP. You will then need to fill in Parts 1 and 2 of the form and ask your GP or hospital doctor to complete Part 3. Your GP will then send the form to the Prescription Pricing Authority who will issue the medical exemption (Medex) card .

The medical conditions are as follows:

· permanent fistula (for example caecostomy, colostomy, laryngostomy or ileostomy) requiring continuous surgical dressing or requiring an appliance

· epilepsy for which you need continuous anti-convulsive therapy

· diabetes mellitus except when treated by diet alone

· myxoedema or other conditions which require supplemental thyroid hormone

· hypoparathyroidism

· diabetes insipidus or other forms of hypopituitarism

· forms of hypoadrenalism (eg Addison's disease) for which specific substitution therapy is essential

· myasthenia gravis

· a continuing physical disability which means you cannot go out without the help of another person - temporary disabilities do not count even if they last for several months

The card will start from the first day of the month that the Prescription Prescribing Authority receives the application form. Your exemption card will be posted to you.

Medical exemption cards normally last for five years and then need to be renewed. You may receive a reminder that your card needs renewing, but if not, it is your responsibility to ensure that it is renewed.

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