Zero Copay Medicines

Required Documents

Usually the details gov.gr already holds about you are enough.

Step by step

1. 1

   Check if you belong to an eligible category

   Zero medication co-payment applies to uninsured and low-income citizens who meet the income criteria, to specific chronic conditions on the official list, and to people with 80% or higher visual disability. Note two things: for chronic conditions the list provides zero co-payment in some cases and reduced co-payment in others, and an 80% disability rating for a condition other than vision does not on its own grant an exemption.

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2. 2

   For the income criterion you do not apply

   You do not submit an application and you do not need to visit any office. The check is done electronically, by cross-referencing your income and insurance data through IDIKA and the General Secretariat of Information Systems, based on your tax return — which is why it matters that you file it every year.

3. 3

   Check your co-payment rate online

   On the IDIKA website you can see your medication co-payment rate by logging in with your Taxisnet credentials and your AMKA (social security number). That way you know where you stand before you go to the pharmacy.

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4. 4

   For a chronic condition or visual disability, talk to your doctor

   In these cases you do not need to do anything yourself: your treating doctor records the diagnosis or the relevant indication on the e-prescription, and the system applies the reduced or zero co-payment provided for. If you have a KEPA disability certificate, tell your doctor so they can take it into account.

5. 5

   Go to the pharmacy with your AMKA and prescription

   At the pharmacy you give your AMKA and the e-prescription. If you are entitled to zero co-payment, the system shows it automatically when the prescription is dispensed, and you do not need to show any other document.

6. 6

   If something does not look right

   If the pharmacy asks you for a co-payment and you believe it should not, first check your rate online. If your AMKA is not valid or is not correctly linked to your tax number (AFM), visit a citizen service centre (KEP) to have it corrected. If the issue concerns the diagnosis or indication on the prescription, contact your doctor.

Good to know

• Sign in to gov.gr with your TAXISnet codes. You sign in ONLY through the official government page. Never enter your codes anywhere else.
• Fill in and submit the application. Enter your details, upload anything requested and submit. Keep the protocol number.
• Track your application. Progress and the final decision appear in your account on the authority / gov.gr.