Chronic medication can now be collected from the Post Office
Post Office has announced that patients on chronic medication can now make their collections from any post office around the country
THE Post Office has announced that patients on chronic medication can now make their collections from any post office around the country, except in the Western Cape.
SA Post Office spokesperson Johan Kruger said through this service they are targeting patients who live or work closer to a post office than to a government clinic.
“The main benefit of the service is longer service hours. Post offices are open until 5pm and Saturday mornings from 8am to 12.30pm.
The decision to have this service coincided with World Arthritis Day, commemorated on 12 October and World
Sight Day on 14 October.“With this focus on health matters, patients of government clinics should remember that they can collect their chronic medication from a convenient post office,” said Kruger.
“The collection service is available at 342 post offices in all provinces except the Western Cape. These post offices were selected because they comply with the requirements of the Department of Health.
“Medication that requires specialised storage, such as cold storage, cannot be collected from a post office.
“Patients of government clinics who would like to collect their medication from their local post office should arrange it with their clinic.
“The Department of Health sends the patient an SMS when the medication is ready for collection, and patients have 14 days to collect it before the medication is returned to the department.”
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