The MRM team is dedicated to manage the chronic medicine usage of patients to ensure that quality care through integrated healthcare and holistic patient management take place.
Expert assessment and advice
To ensure that the correct chronic medication has been prescribed. Our panel of pharmacological and medical advisors will assess the medication in accordance with guidelines and suggest alternatives.
We also endeavour to provide advice and information regarding chronic conditions.
Enhanced authorisation process
Through our medical expertise and technology, we have enhanced our chronic authorisation process to speed up the authorisation for medication required.
The Fund covers the following chronic conditions
- Addison's disease
- Asthma
- Benign prostate hypertrophy
- Bipolar mood disorder
- Bronchiectasis
- Cardiac failure
- Cardiomyopathy disease
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Chronic renal disease
- Coronary artery disease
- Crohn's disease
- Diabetes insipidus
- Diabetes mellitus, types I and II
- Dysrhythmias
- Epilepsy
- Glaucoma
- Haemophilia
- Hyperlipidaemia
- Hypertension
- Hypothyroidism
- Motor neuron disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson's disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Schizophrenia
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Ulcerative colitis
- Allergic rhinitis - only in patients with asthma
- Long-term oxygen therapy
- Cystic fibrosis
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Gout
- Major depressive disorder
- Menopausal hormone dysfunction
- Severe/chronic eczema and psoriasis
- Osteoporosis
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Pituitary adenoma/hyperfunction of pituitary gland
- Systemic connective tissue disorders
Chronic medication formulary
Click here for the chronic medication formulary and list of chronic conditions.
Authorisation for medication
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1Download the MRM application form
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2Print and complete the member and patient section
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3Ask your medical practitioner to complete their section
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4Both the member and the prescribing doctor are required to sign the completed form
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5ORPostMedicine Risk Management
PO Box 15079
Vlaberg
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6We will process your application once we have recieved it. A copy of the medication authorisation letter will be posted or emailed to you.
Medicine Risk Management Programme information leaflet
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- Application process
- Authorisation of medication
- Unauthorised or rejected medication
- Re-applications
- What does MRM offer?
- Prescribed minimum benefits (PMBs)
Chronic medication advance supply request form
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