topic Can i use prescriptions other than birth control for high blood pressure, cancer in Deductions & credits

Can i use prescriptions other than birth control for high blood pressure, cancer

-peak12 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:21:03 GMT

Re: Can i use prescriptions other than birth control for high blood pressure, cancer

ee-ea — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 01:42:27 GMT

Medical expenses are the costs of diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, and for the purpose of affecting any part or function of the body. These expenses include payments for legal medical services rendered by physicians, surgeons, dentists, and other medical practitioners. They include the costs of equipment, supplies, prescription drugs and diagnostic devices needed for these purposes. To be a part of itemized deductions the out of pocket medical expenses must be more than 7.5% of adjusted gross income.

Re: Can i use prescriptions other than birth control for high blood pressure, cancer

Mike9241 — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 01:52:51 GMT

prescription medications are deductible to the extent you paid out of pocket andwere not reimbursed by insurance

from IRSPUB 502 which you may want to review to see if you have other deductible medical expenses

You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay for prescribed medicines and drugs. A prescribed drug is one that requires a prescription by a doctor for its use by an individual. You can also include amounts you pay for insulin. Except for insulin, you can't include in medical expenses amounts you pay for a drug that isn't prescribed.

In general, you can't include in your medical expenses the cost of a prescribed drug brought in (or ordered and shipped) from another country. You can only include the cost of a drug that was imported legally. For example, you can include the cost of a prescribed drug the Food and Drug Administration announces can be legally imported by individuals. You can include the cost of a prescribed drug you purchase and consume in another country if the drug is legal in both the other country and the United States.