Do I need to pay for Tamoxifen prescriptions?

All

This is probably a really dumb question but can you tell me if I need to pay for Tamixofen prescriptions? I expect the answer’s YES as I live in England and am under pension age!!!

My 1st box has been given to me by my oncologist & I didn’t have to pay. Was this a one off freebie? I didn’t like to ask him.

It’s only someone has said to me there’s a list of conditions for which you don’t have to pay for prescripts. Was wondering if breast cancer is on there.

Ta in advance for your wealth of information
xx

Mammabee

I think the bad news is that you do have to pay. I certainly have to pay for my Arimidex. BC isn’t on the list of exemptions

Sharon x

Thanks

Thought as much!! Bl**dy cheek.

Was exempt for a year after having babies - WHY? Never needed 1 prescription after either of my two, was is that all about?

Doesn’t seem to follow to me:
Post natal (bit tired & run down with it all) - FREE.
Cancer (life threatening, NEED drugs as part of treatment) - Sorry love you gotta pay!

Blimmin’ Bonkers!

Ho hum
xx

hi Mammabee, i have to pay for mine too, its awful i think xxxxxx

Hi all just to let you know there is a form you can get from your chemist called a HC1 form fill this in and when they see you have cancer I think you get your prescriptions for free not sure if everyone is excepted i was on sick leave for a year when diagnosed so maybe I was excepted as I was on an income, but I know another lasy who wa sworking and she still got her prescriptions for free it is worth a try
Love clairemm x x

hi there

from form HC11 (help with health costs) :

You can get free NHS prescriptions if you have a valid medical exemption certificate because you have:
– a permanent fistula (for example, caecostomy, colostomy, laryngostomy or ileostomy) requiring continuous surgical dressing or
requiring an appliance
– a form of hypoadrenalism (for example, Addison’sDisease) for which specific substitution therapy is essential
– diabetes insipidus and other forms of hypopituitarism
– diabetes mellitus, except where treatment is by diet alone
– hypoparathyroidism
– myasthenia gravis
– myxoedema (that is, hypothyroidism requiring thyroid hormone replacement)
– epilepsy requiring continuous anti- convulsive therapy
– you have a continuing physical disability which means you cannot go out without the help of another person.

Cancer is not included, neither are other conditions such as asthma, heart failure etc.

However, you can pre-pay for your prescriptions - don’t forget to top up what you need JUST before it runs out!

regards
Ruth

Hi

I suggest going for a pre-payment card. Mine cost somewhere between £90 and £100 and it’s worth if if you get more than 14 (I think) prescriptions a year.

You can do it online and they send a card very promptly.

Best wishes
D