Making your medical aid work for you!

LOWER PLAN

weekly contributions for 2005:

EMPLOYER

EMPLOYEE

TOTAL

Total employee payments per year

Benefits

Per year

Single member

R14.83

R14.83

R29.66

R771.16

Single member

R2 500

Adult dependant

R 6.65

R 6.65

R13.30

R345.80

For each child dependant

R 2.84

R 2.84

R 5.68

R147.68

Member with a family

R3 375

HIGHER PLAN
weekly contributions for 2005:

EMPLOYER

EMPLOYEE

TOTAL

Total employee payments per year

Benefits

Per year

Single member

R37.39

R37.39

R74.78

1944.28

Single member

R3 375

Adult Dependant

R16.84

R16.84

R33.68

875.68

Member with 1 dependant

R4 615

Child Dependant

R 5.62

R 5.62

R11.24

292.24

Member with 2 dependants

R5 000

Member with 3 dependants

R5 500

Member with 4 or more dependants

R6 000

What you can get from your chemist

These are the medicines that you can get from the chemist, as long as:

you still have benefits
they cost less than R100. If they cost more, you will have to pay the difference.

To treat:

Name of medicine

Pain

Dolorol, Dolorol Forte, Fevamol Syrup, (panado), Lenadol, Sedinol, Painamol, Ponstel

Indigestion

Nu-Gel Suspension, Mayogel, Amphojel Suspension

Ulcers

Ulsanic, Lenamet OTC

Asthma

Venteze Inhaler

Diarrhoea, runny stomach

Lenide T, Norimode, Kaostatex Suspension, Electrona Powder, Imodium, Imodium Plus

Nausea and vomiting

Avomine, Emitex Syrup, Medazine, Nauzine

Fungal infections like athletes foot, thrush

A-Por Topical, A-Por Vaginal, Candizole Topical, Candizole Vaginal, AF Powder

Worms

Wormgo

Parasites like scabies

Ascabiol Emulsion, Gambex Shampoo

Lice

Gambex, Eurax, Ly-clear, Ascabiol

Allergic reactions

Allergex

Fever

Anti-Pyn Tabs, Anti-Pyn Syrup, Ponac Caps, Ponac Suspension

Cuts and grazes to stop them getting infected

Podine Ointment

Coughs

Actifed, Actophlem, Coff-Rest Syrup, Nitepax, Alcophyllex

Congested windpipe, difficulty in breathing

Bronkes Co Linctus, Theopen Elixir, Theopen co Linctus

Congested chest

Sinuclear Caps, Sinuclear Paediatric Syrup, Dristan Tabs, Dristan Cold ND, Monofed Syrup, Tixylix Syrup

Period pains

Ponac Caps (max 5/day), Buscopane

Ear, nose, mouth and throat problems

Aurone Ear Drops, Aurone Forte Ear Drops, Dristan Nasal Spray, Podine Mouthwash, Dequadin Mouth Paint, Iodine Lozenges, Andolex C Lozenges

Constipation

Agiolax, Agiobulk, Senokot

Congestion

Flemlite Syrup, Solmucol Sachets, Solmucol Lozenges

Eye problems

Antistin-Privin, Spersallerg, Covosan, Sulphacetamide

Burning urine

Effersol, Quatro – Soda

Preventative Treatment

Flu Vaccine

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