Doctors in Germany are giving prescriptions in different colors. The meaning and validity period differ depending on whether the prescription is pink, blue, green or yellow. This is communicated by the Techniker-Krankenkasse (TK). Pink prescriptions: They are also called prescription of the statutory health insurance and are the most frequent form. Who is treated with the insurance card of a statutory health insurance, the doctor prescribes the drugs, which the fund covers, on a pink prescription. Sometimes there is also talk of a red prescription. The costs are borne by the health insurance company; the patient only has to pay… Read More
Pink, blue, green, yellow: What the colors of doctors’ prescriptions mean
