Travelling? What to do if you need more than a month's worth of medicine

It's possible to travel again; it just takes some planning. If you have a chronic condition or have a repeat prescription, making sure you have enough of your medicine is an important part of the process. Depending on where you're going and how much medicine you need, you can use your scheme benefits for the medicine as long as you let us know ahead of time.

You no longer have to complete a form to apply for cover of an extended supply of medicine. You can request authorisation via email or by calling us.

Your cover for an extended supply of medicine

You've always been able to apply for cover for an extended supply of medicine if you're planning to visit other countries. Now, you can apply even if you're staying inside South Africa's borders, and it's now easier to apply.

What's changed about getting more than one month's prescription

How much medicine you can get ahead of time depends on where you're going

	Before	Now
	Complete a Request for extended supply of medicine form<	Email chronicqueries@discovery.co.za or call us on 0860 103 933 to request the extended supply
One extra month's supply of your medicine	Going overseas Have proof that you're going	Going far from your usual network pharmacy in South Africa Going overseas
Up to four extra months' supply of your medicine	Going overseas Have proof that you're going	Going overseas Travelling in South Africa far from a network pharmacy
Five or six extra months' supply of your medicine	Going overseas Have proof that you're going	Going overseas Travelling in South Africa far from a network pharmacy You must have proof of where you're going and how long you will be there

If you need to get a supply for a longer time, contact us and let us know. The Scheme will decide whether or not to cover a supply of more than six months' medicine case by case.