Thyroxine

**Yapp** · 17-08-2008, 04:17 PM

Hi,

Seeking some medical information if anyone can help please. I take thyroxine for a hypo-thyroid. In the UK it was prescribed free and while we have been in Malaysia, I can get it over the counter without a prescription. I suspect when we get to Adelaide it will be a prescribed drug again, but does anyone know if this will be covered by health insurance or medicare or will this be something I will have to pay for each time.

Many thanks
Carmen

**lippy** · 17-08-2008, 11:10 PM

Hi

You have to pay for the prescription here. The tablets come in 25, 50, 100 or 200 and you pay a prescription for each size - ie if you are on 175 then you would pay 3 prescription charges - 25+50+100! Prescriptions last approx 6 months.
Don't know if you can claim it back on health insurance though.

**Tyke** · 18-08-2008, 12:53 AM

Hi Carmen

Mrs Tyke is on 150 of Thyroxine and you do have to pay for it unfortunately.
I'm not sure on the medical insurance either.

I know there is a level at which your prescriptions become cheaper once you have spent so much.
We just miss out and the prescription total between us is fairly high.

**Mezza** · 18-08-2008, 05:06 AM

Originally Posted by Tyke

I know there is a level at which your prescriptions become cheaper once you have spent so much.

I think it's about $900/yr. Some private medical cover schemes will allow you to claim back some of the non-PBS prescription costs too.

**Yapp** · 18-08-2008, 09:38 AM

Thank you, it's nice to know what to expect. Can you tell me how much a prescription is please. I think I will bring some with me, at the moment I can buy 100 tablets in one pot. If I recall correctly, in the UK I could only get 28 tablets on one prescription, is that the same in Australia?

Thanks