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Once approved, must I renew the application for
chronic medication each year?
Only medication that is not on the CML list (see above)
and has to be specially authorised, must be applied for
annually. Only the specially approved medication will
appear in your personal profile on the website.
What happens if my doctor changes my
medication?
You would require a new prescription from your doctor
and you should advise the Disease and Medicine Risk
Management Department by emailing your new
prescription to clinicalrisk@camaf.co.za. Alternatively,
your doctor or pharmacist can call 0800 200 300.
How do I know whether there will be a co-payment
on my medication and what alternatives there are
within the acceptable price limit?
You can check whether the medication your doctor
has prescribed will attract a co-payment or not and
what alternatives are available by going to
https://networks.medikredit.co.za/product_search/CAMAF/W
and:
• Select your Benefit Option from the drop-down list
• Select "Yes" under Chronic Authorisation and then
choose to either search by Product or Condition
• Enter the name of your Product (Medicine) or
Condition and search
• You will then find out how much CAMAF will reimburse
for your medication, if co-payments apply or which
alternative medication is used for the similar condition.
Your pharmacist is obliged to offer you a generic
equivalent (if available) if there is a co-payment.
This facility cannot give the exact value of the co-
payment but it does provide a comprehensive list of
medication and generic alternatives, showing which
would attract a co-payment and which not.
The Max Scheme Liability is the maximum amount that
the Scheme will pay - this indicates the price of the
medication (SEP) before adding on a dispensing fee.
The Co-pay applies column will indicate if your medication
will attract a co-payment or not.
You will also see a list of all the medication within the
same category as the medicine you have entered.
