PAMI: how to get free medications in April 2025

PAMI updated the list of medications with full coverage for retirees and pensioners. The process can be done online or in person.

If you are a member and meet certain requirements, you can access free treatments at pharmacies across the country. Find out how the system works and what you need to receive the medications.

What does the PAMI free medication benefit include?

The Comprehensive Medical Care Program (PAMI) offers medical and social care for more than 5 million retirees and pensioners. Among its most notable services are:

• Free or discounted medications
• Participating pharmacies throughout the country
• Own health centers with specialized care
• Free vaccination campaigns, such as the flu shot

Requirements to access free medications in PAMI

To have full coverage on medications, members must meet certain conditions:

• Income less than 1.5 minimum wages (or up to 3 if you live with a person with CUD)
• No private health insurance
• Not owning more than one property or top-level vehicles
• Not having a car less than 10 years old (except for CUD)
• Not being the holder of high-value corporate assets

What if you don't meet all the requirements?

If spending on medications represents 15% or more of your income, you can request a subsidy for social reasons. The process remains valid even if you don't meet all the previous points.

Malvinas Veterans

Those who participated in the Malvinas War are exempt from meeting the requirements, although they must complete the corresponding process.

List of free medications covered by PAMI

The list includes essential treatments for serious and chronic diseases:

• Diabetes
• Cancer (oncological and oncohematological)
• Hemophilia
• HIV and Hepatitis B/C
• Transplants
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Chronic renal failure and other pathologies

Additionally, there are 80% discounts on acute diseases and 40% for occasional medication.

How to complete the process to access free medications?

In-person option

• Go to a PAMI agency with ID and credential
• You don't need to present a sworn statement
• If you request up to 4 medications, approval is automatic
• If there are 5 or more, the doctor must fill out a special form

Online option

• Visit the official PAMI website
• Look for the section "Free medications through social subsidy"
• Enter your details: member number, ID, and process number
• Answer 3 key questions: corporate assets, living with a person with a disability, and if you have a paper prescription
• You can upload the prescription in photo or PDF
• Complete the process and save the case number

The system usually responds in less than 24 hours.

How to pick up the medications?

Once the process is approved, the primary care physician must send the electronic prescription to the pharmacy. To pick them up, present your ID and credential.

If you can't go, a family member or authorized person can do it with the corresponding documentation.