{"id":712,"date":"2008-12-13T18:59:17","date_gmt":"2008-12-13T17:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.i-base.info\/qa\/?p=712"},"modified":"2021-11-22T12:17:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T12:17:27","slug":"will-my-medications-be-free-in-te-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/712","title":{"rendered":"Will my medications be free in the UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The medications are free in the UK for the holders of British, EU passports, as well as people who are here legally for a period of a year or more (working visa, students visa, etc.). So, if\/when you return, you will be able to access treatment, care and support free of charge.<\/p>\n

I cannot provide you with much information about what you can access in Thailand, but it is unlikely to the the same meds used in the UK. I think first-line treatment in Thailand is still GPO-Vir (which is d4T+3TC+nevirapine). Alternative drugs may now be more widely used, but d4T is not used in the UK now because of it’s risk of side effects including lipoatrophy.<\/p>\n

Organisations and institutions in Thailand are on this page<\/a> with their contact details. I am sure they will be able to give you the exact information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am British but live in Thailand and recently diagnosed with HIV (with a fairly high CD4 count). I am hoping I won’t need medication for many years yet – but if and when I return to the UK, is medication free? Secondly, if I stay in Thailand, will I have to pay for medication? What about my Thai partner – will it be free for him in Thailand? Feeling a bit isolated here for info.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,7,38,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-access-to-treatment","category-all-topics","category-side-effects","category-starting-treatment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}