I was told if I don't take my medication I will die young and I will need to take medication for the rest of my life.

We think it is only fair, and morally correct to provide free prescriptions for those with chronic kidney disease, a condition that cannot be reversed and will get progressively worse without medication to control secondary complications, for example, high blood pressure, secondary hyperparathyroidism, anaemia, high uric acid among other complications.

https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/chronic-kidney-disease/background-information/complications/