Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2017

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

Questions (391)

Joan Collins

Question:

391. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the medicines that have been removed by the Medicines Management Programme, MMP, from the community drugs scheme; the amount the medicine cost the State before it was removed; the amount saved after its removal; and the number of persons receiving it before the medicine was removed from the list, in tabular form. [43931/17]

Written answers

Minister for Health

Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes. Therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.