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This year, 2,867 patients in the Lviv region received medicines for mental and behavioural disorders and epilepsy under the Affordable Medicines programme. This is a programme that allows patients to receive vital medicines free of charge or with a small co-payment. The medicines available under the programme include a wide range of medicines for mental and behavioural disorders and epilepsy. In particular, such medicines are needed for patients with <\/b><\/p>\n schizophrenia, schizotypal states and delusional disorders;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n mood disorders (affective disorders);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n neurotic conditions associated with stress and somatoform disorders.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n “Ukrainians with epilepsy, mental and behavioural disorders can receive medicines under the Affordable Medicines programme free of charge or with a partial co-payment. Currently, the reimbursement programme includes 65 brand names of such medicines. Of these, 23 are free of charge, while the rest are subject to a partial co-payment. All you need to do is get an electronic prescription from your doctor and take it to a pharmacy that has a contract with the NHSU. Medicines are selected not by trade name, but by the active ingredient,” says Natalia Gusak, Head of the National Health Service of Ukraine.<\/p>\n “It is difficult to cure epilepsy, but regular medication helps to control and restrain epileptic seizures and allows you to live a full life. A specialised doctor – a neurologist or psychiatrist, including a paediatric neurologist – can prescribe the appropriate treatment and write a prescription for “Affordable Medicines”. The National Health Service encourages patients who need such treatment to take advantage of this opportunity,” adds Tetiana Kudyk, Director of the Western Interregional Department of the NHSU.<\/p>\n To receive medicines for mental, behavioural and epilepsy disorders under the Affordable Medicines programme, a patient needs to:<\/b><\/p>\n\n