Part five: Health products

The prescription containing a prescription for medicinal products indicates, so that these medicinal products can be reimbursed by a health insurance organisation, for each of the medicinal products prescribed: 1° The dosage ; 2° Either the duration of treatment or, where the prescription includes the name of the medicinal product within the meaning of article R. 5121-2, the number of packaging units. However, if one or other of the details…

A prescription for a medicinal product for a period of treatment of more than one month must indicate, in order for the cost of this medicinal product to be reimbursed, either the number of times the prescription may be renewed for periods of no more than one month, or three months for medicinal products packaged for a period of treatment of more than one month, or the total period of…

In the case of chronic treatment, when the period of validity of a renewable prescription has expired, the pharmacist will dispense the medicinal products required to continue the treatment if the following conditions are met: 1° The prescription includes a prescription for the medicinal product allowing, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 5123-2, a total duration of treatment of at least three months; 2° This medicinal product does…

Subject to the application of the provisions of article R. 5123-2-1, the pharmacist shall dispense the most economical packaging compatible with the information on the prescription.

The committee responsible for proposing the list of approved products for public authorities, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 5123-2 and L. 5123-3, is the Transparency Committee, the composition and operation of which are set out in articles R. 163-15 to R. 163-21 of the Social Security Code.