The Standing Committee on Health and Care Services is considering a private member's bill from Trine Fagervik and Kjersti Toppe on free medicines on standard prescription for children up to six years old. The committee majority calls on the government to study the costs of ensuring optimal antibiotic treatment for young children, and to investigate whether out-of-pocket charges for antibiotics can be included in parents' annual deductible caps.
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The Storting calls on the government to study the cost of ensuring children under six have access to the most appropriate antibiotic treatment for infectious diseases. This assessment should weigh both the form of administration and the potential for antibiotic resistance to develop.
The Storting calls on the government to study whether out-of-pocket charges for medicines on standard prescription issued to children up to six years old, limited to antibiotics, can be included in parents' annual deductible caps.
The Storting calls on the government to propose changes to the regulations so that medicines on standard prescription, limited to antibiotics, issued to children up to six years old are covered by an annual deductible cap of 300 kroner to ensure better access to the right medicine. The government is asked to return to the Storting with any proposals necessary for implementation.
The Storting calls on the government to propose changes to the regulations so that antibiotics on standard prescription become free for children up to six years old, or alternatively so that antibiotics for children up to six years old can be included in the blue prescription scheme without requirements for long-term treatment, to ensure children equal access to the right medicine and prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance. The government is asked to return to the Storting with necessary proposals.