medborger_i_danmark_engelsk.pdf - Ny i Danmark

120 MedicinesHEALTH AND SICKNESSOnly approved drugsPrescription andover-the-counter drugsMedicinal products may only be placed onthe Danish market after a marketingauthorisation has been issued by theEuropean Commission or the DanishMedicines Agency (Lægemiddelstyrelsen).In Denmark, a distinction is madebetween prescription medicine and overthe-countermedicine.You can only obtainprescription medicine from a pharmacy onpresentation of a prescription from adoctor. Over-the-counter medicine can bebought without a prescription. Any type ofnon- prescription medicine is available atthe pharmacy. You may also buy someover-the-counter remedies, for example,for mild pain, sore throat, coughs andsmoking prevention, from such outlets asauthorised druggists and supermarkets.they are ill and need medicine.The amountof reimbursement is determined by yourexpenses over a one-year period formedicines eligible for reimbursement.Contact your doctor or your localpharmacy for more information about therules on medicine reimbursement.Drugs obtainable only from pharmaciesare sold at the same price all overDenmark.Drug reimbursementsystemThe National Health Service providesreimbursement for some of the cost ofcertain medicines. This is to ensure thatpeople do not suffer financially because