Free HRT (hormone replacement therapy) for eligible women will be available from Fortune’s Pharmacy from June 1st 2025.
To be eligible you either need to have a full medical card or a Drugs Payment Scheme (DPS) card.
If you are eligible for a DPS card but do not yet have one you should apply without delay online at www.mydps.ie
Other points to note –
- All stages related to menopause are eligible including perimenopause, post menopause, premature menopause, early menopause and medically induced menopause.
- You will need a valid prescription from your doctor (if you have a medical card but present a prescription from a private clinic you will need to have it rewritten by your GP).
- We will ask you to confirm that the product prescribed is being used for HRT.
- Only medicines on the HSE’s approved list are eligible.
- If your prescribed medicine is in short supply we can discuss your options with you.