Can social security be used to buy medicine in social health?

Social security card can buy medicine. The state establishes a basic medical insurance system to guarantee citizens' right to get material help from the state and society when they are sick. In accordance with the basic medical insurance drug list of medical expenses, the insured can be paid from the basic medical insurance fund in accordance with state regulations.

Legal objectivity:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law Article 2 The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance to protect citizens' right to get material help from the state and society in the event of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity. Article 3 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) adheres to the principles of wide coverage, basic protection, multi-level and sustainability, and the level of social insurance should be compatible with the level of economic and social development.