Joan Collins
Question:242. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason for prescription charges (details supplied). [41699/13]
View answerThursday, 3 October 2013
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Medical card holders are required to pay a €1.50 charge per item for medicines and other prescription items supplied to them by community pharmacists, subject to a cap of €19.50 per month for each person or family. Prescription charges do not apply to children in the care of the HSE or to methadone supplied to patients participating in the Methadone Treatment Scheme. Where a drug or medicine is required to be dispensed in different strengths and different containers, a prescription charge applies to each item.