Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 665: To ask the Minister for Health the reason 25mg tablets of Prednisolon cannot be dispensed by pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7834/12]

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Prednisolone is a corticosteroid and is used to treat a wide range of conditions. For a medicine to be authorised in Ireland the manufacturer has to make an application to the Irish Medicines Board for approval of the medicine before placing it on the market. In this instance the manufacturer in question has only sought authorisation for prednisolone in 1mg, 2.5mg and 5mg tablet strengths. While higher strengths of prednisolone are available in other countries the manufacturer has not sought to authorise these products in Ireland.