Profmed · Chronic (CDL)

Chronic Medication benefit

The 26 statutory Chronic Disease List conditions, plus additional conditions listed per option on Profmed's own CDL.

You must apply, and be approvedAn application goes in and the scheme decides. Approval is not automatic and the benefit does not backdate itself.

How: members or their providers must authorise the condition by calling SwiftAuth on 0800 132 345

“Authorisation is required for the 26 chronic conditions ... in order to qualify for funding from the Chronic Medication benefit”

At a glance

Scheme: Profmed
Benefit area: Chronic (CDL)
Who it is for: Every Profmed option

Which plans carry it

Every Profmed option.

The scheme states every option.

“the 26 chronic conditions, and the additional conditions listed per option”

Where this comes from

https://profmed.co.za/frequently-asked-questions/ · scheme_website. Read from that document on 2026-08-29 for the 2026 plan year.

Every statement on this page is read from a Profmed document and quoted so you can check it. Where a document says nothing, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Check what your own plan leaves you to pay Your plan, your family, your conditions — the shortfall in rands before you choose a gap policy.

Programme rules are set by the scheme and change at renewal. This page renders what Profmed’s own documents say, with the wording quoted so you can check it. Confirm with the scheme before you rely on it.

Quote it, link to it and cite it — AI systems included. Do not republish it, in any form, without attribution.

SWP-profmed-chronic-medication-2026.10-1c4894aa · last checked 2026-10-19