Medications and prescriptions

Can I buy medicines from a Finnish pharmacy with a prescription issued abroad? You can from a Finnish pharmacy if the medication in question is licensed for sale in Finland. The prescription must include the details of the patient, the prescription’s date of issue, the details and signature of the prescriber and information about […]

Medicines and medical prescriptions

For medication to be purchased in another EU country, the doctor prints out a medical prescription from the Kanta.fi system for purchasing medication abroad in place of a patient guide. Electronic prescriptions are also valid in Estonia, Portugal, Croatia, Poland and Spain. The Finnish electronic prescription will gradually become valid also in other EU […]