Exemption from prescriptions fees
A person in need of care often has to take a lot of prescription medication every day due to their state of health. The prescription charges add up.
If you have health insurance, you must pay prescription charges until they reach 2 percent of your annual net income in the current calendar year. Once you reach this threshold, you are exempt from further prescription fee.
To monitor this, the social insurance provider sets up a prescription fee account for each insured person. Once the 2% threshold is reached, this is automatically shown to the doctor or medical assistant when the e-card is inserted. The fee exemption will then be noted on the prescription and you will not be charged a prescription fee at the pharmacy.
However, there is a minimum threshold: this is the minimum amount that must be paid in prescription fees before an exemption becomes possible.
You can find more information about the prescription fee exemption and the minimum threshold here:
Note: For some groups of people, certain diseases or social vulnerability, the law exempts you from the prescription fee from the outset under certain conditions.
Here you will find additional information on the general prescription fee exemption and the requirements for this:
Last updated: June 24, 2025
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