Medical Expense Assistance

Provides confidential and supportive reproductive and sexual health care to Islanders of all genders, orientations and ages. Please note some services may only be available at a specific location.

Sexual health services include:

• Sexual health education and counselling
• Sexually transmitted infection screening and treatment
• Birth control counselling and prescriptions
• Pregnancy counselling, testing and support
• Abortion services (medical and surgical)
• PrEP and PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis)

Reproductive health services include:

• An initial fertility assessment for couples without a primary care provider
• Prenatal care for individuals without a primary care provider
• Menopause counseling and care for individuals without a primary care provider
• Maternal (perinatal and postpartum) mental health services
• Pregnancy loss counseling
• Pap/pelvic exams

• Methadone
• Suboxone
• Probuphine
• Sublocade
• Acamprosate
• Naltrexone

• Option 1: Non-Prescription Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) products such as patches, gum, lozenges, or inhaler
• Option 2: Approved prescription medication (Zyban or Champix)

Provides eligible applicants with full cost coverage of approved drugs for the treatment of sexually transmitted infection (STI).

Provides eligible applicants with financial assistance to pay for approved nutritional supplements that have been recommended by a dietitian to treat phenylketonuria (PKU). Includes:

• Full cost coverage for eligible special low-protein formulas
• Annual coverage up to $3600 for specialty food items carried through the National Food Distribution Centre

• Skin wafers
• Ostomy pouches
• Adhesive removers
• Skin barrier wipes
• Stoma powders, pastes and barrier rings
• Ostomy belts

Provides coverage for certain diabetes medications and contraceptives, and expands access to blood glucose test strips. Some examples of contraceptives and diabetes medications eligible for coverage include:

• Intrauterine devices (IUD)
• Oral contraceptives
• Diabetes oral agents
• Insulin

Visit the website for the full list of covered medications.

Note: Medications not covered by the National Pharmacare Program but listed in the PEI Pharmacare programs remain available for PEI residents.

Assists with the costs associated with approved insulin pumps and supplies.

The program covers up to 100 percent of costs. The amount depends on annual household income, private insurance coverage ,and device costs. See website for full details.

Notes: Application deadline is July 1 each year. Existing recipients must reapply by the deadline to keep the current coverage.