James McDaid
Ceist:174 Dr. McDaid asked the Minister for Health the guidance, if any, his Department issues to doctors in respect of prescribing non-CFC inhalant medication. [21941/96]
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174 Dr. McDaid asked the Minister for Health the guidance, if any, his Department issues to doctors in respect of prescribing non-CFC inhalant medication. [21941/96]
Limerick East): My Department has issued no guidance to doctors in relation to the prescribing of non-CFC inhalant medication.
In line with Government policy, I am fully supportive of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. I therefore welcome the development of non-CFC inhalant medicines in line with the targets set in the Protocol which will ultimately lead to a greater availability of such medicines. However, the decision to prescribe any particular medicine is a matter for the medical practitioner concerned.