I'm a U.S. citizen and not completely familiar with the fine details of of ambulatory care in Ireland. I have asthma which requires daily medication, hence my fast decision to Respiratory School. Question for Irish citizens and U.S./Canadian students: what are the student health services like that are provided to non Irish students? Same costs or more expensive? Pharmacy costs? Thanks ~~RRT
Ok just a quickie response. Here's the story at RCSI. Free medical care at the family clinic affliated to the college. When you arrive, get a PPS number (SSN/SIN) from the govt's Social Services Department. This will allow you to get a DPS (drugs payment scheme) card. This limits your monthly drug cost to 85. You can also take out medical insurance in ireland. Here are the websites, www.vhi.ie (the biggest one) www.bupa.ie (the british one) www.vivashealth.ie (the new one)
