Report an injury

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 by completing a PDF accident report.

Claims shall be made within one year of the date on which the person claiming compensation became aware of the validity of the Insurance, the injury caused by the pharmaceutical involved and the injured event. The claim form for compensation must be submitted no later than within 10 years from the occurrence of the injured event.

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.
• For a minor or another person lacking legal capacity, the claim notification must be signed by their legal guardian. A minor’s legal guardians are usually their parents. If the parents have joint custody, the guardian who signs the claim notification must have authorization from the other guardian to handle the matter.
• 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.