Lynchs Pharmacy, Broadale, High Tech Medicines

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The High-Tech Scheme was introduced to facilitate the supply of certain medicines, e.g. those used in conjunction with chemotherapy, which had previously been supplied primarily in the hospital setting.

High Tech Medicines are, typically, expensive medicines which have been produced by biotechnological means, or contain new drugs with significant new therapeutic uses, or require prescribing by a consultant in a hospital setting.
Typical examples would include drugs to prevent transplant organ rejection, some cancer treatments and assisted reproductive technology medicines.
High Tech Medicines are prescribed in hospitals using a specified form. They are supplied under the Medical Card, Drugs Payment, Long Term Illness or Health Amendment Act Schemes, as appropriate.
Drug companies are paid directly by the Health Services Executive (HSE) for High Tech Medicines. As a result, if you are prescribed a High Tech Medicine, the HSE are notified and we receive authorisation to supply it. This will not result in any delay in you receiving your treatment outside of normal pharmacy supply lead times.
If you have a

full medical card, or the medicine is being used to treat one of the illnesses specified under the Long Term Illness Scheme (LTI), then there is no charge for your High Tech Medicine. Patients with eligibility under the Health Amendment Act are also exempt from a charge. All other patients are required to pay the monthly Drugs Payment Scheme (DPS) contribution (currently €134).

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Monday - Friday: 9 am - 6 pm
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Phone: 021 4366923
Email: garvanjames@gmail.com
Address:
Lynch's Pharmacy
Broadale, Maryborough Hill,
Douglas, Cork
Ireland
T12CX72

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Based in Broadale, Douglas, we have over 20 years experience working in the community pharmacy sector.

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