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The Claim

In New Zealand, funded sumatriptan and funded rizatriptan are available at the standard prescription co-payment of about NZ$5 for people with a Community Services Card.

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The Short Version

The evidence does not support this statement. Official New Zealand sources indicate Community Services Card holders generally pay no co-payment for fully subsidised prescriptions from publicly funded or approved providers, not “about NZ$5.” In addition, the materials provided directly support funded sumatriptan but do not directly verify funded rizatriptan.

Caveats

  • The NZ$5 figure describes the general co-payment framework, but Community Services Card holders are commonly exempt and may pay NZ$0 for fully subsidised items.
  • The evidence set does not directly confirm rizatriptan’s funded status, so that part of the claim is unsupported.
  • Prescription charges can vary by provider type and whether the medicine is fully subsidised, so broad pricing claims need those conditions stated clearly.

The Receipts

  1. Pharmaceutical Schedule

    Pharmac

  2. Prescription charges and subsidies

    Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand

  3. Prescription charges | New Zealand Government

    New Zealand Government

  4. Prescriptions - Health New Zealand

    Health New Zealand

  5. Prescription charges

    Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health

  6. Community Services Card - Health New Zealand

    Health New Zealand

  7. Community Services Card - Work and Income

    Work and Income

  8. Collecting and paying for medicines - Pharmac

    PHARMAC | Te Pātaka Whaioranga (New Zealand Government)

  9. Healthcare in New Zealand — How the System Works - AskMyGP

    AskMyGP

  10. Pharmaceutical co-payments - Health New Zealand

    Health New Zealand

+ 13 more sources — see the full list on Lenz

Filed Under

Community Services CardNew ZealandRizatriptanSumatriptan

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