Vol. 504 No. 4
192 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if the purchase of goats formula where used for medical reasons from pharmacies will be included within the items for which payments can be reclaimed under the new drugs payment scheme to come into operation as and from 1 July 1999. [12184/99]
A common list will be introduced for the drug payment scheme and the general medical services scheme in relation to the range of products paid for by the State under both schemes. While the detail of this list is under review, my position is that the comprehensive range of the most modern therapies currently available on the general medical services will continue to be paid for under the new scheme. As with products currently on the general medical services scheme, the common list will be revised on a regular basis to take account of therapeutic developments and changes in products.
