Med 1 & alternative remedies

[millertime]

Hi

Are alternative remedies allowable under the med 1? A colleague here uses chinese medicine for a digestive complaint.

 

[Petal]

not as far as I am aware of, you can only claim for prescription medicine expenses.

 

[ClubMan]

I agree with the previous poster but what precisely do you mean by "alternative" remedies and "Chinese" medicine?

 

[millertime]

Traditional Chinese Medicine, she gets it from a shop called Dr & Herbs in Galway...swears

 

[millertime]

Traditional Chinese Medicine, she gets it from a shop called Dr & Herbs in Galway...swears

sorry, that should be "swears by it"

 

[ClubMan]

Petal is correct as far as I know. Only stuff prescribed by a doctor qualifies for tax relief. I don't think that any GP would prescribe (m)any so called "alternative" treatments.