You can apply for compensation from the pharmaceutical injury insurance if a medication has caused you an unexpected side effect. The compensation process begins by completing a damage report form.

You may file a report electronically, or by completing a PDF accident report.

Read these instructions first:

Please answer all of the questions in the accident report form carefully.

Remember to sign the notice of injury. If the claimant is of full legal age, the notice of injury is to be signed by the claimant himself or herself or by a person authorized to sign the notice on behalf of the claimant.  If signed by another person, the notice must be accompanied by the relevant authorization.  If the claimant is underage or otherwise incapacitated, the notice of injury is to be signed by the claimant’s guardian.  In the case of underage persons, such guardian is usually the parents.  If the injured person has died, the notice of injury may be filed and signed by a beneficiary of the death estate.

It is not necessary to enclose receipts or other inquiries about the costs and losses incurred in the claims report. These are investigated separately, in the case of a compensationable injury.

By signing the notice of injury, the claimant gives consent to the treating institution or another body mentioned in the consent clause of the form to provide the Finnish Mutual Insurance Company for Pharmaceutical Injury Indemnities with the information and documentation needed to handle the claim.