Ms Sharon Cosgrove:

It becomes a local decision for the hospital and its own pharmacy budget.

In Cork, the Mercy Hospital sanctions it and states it can afford it under its budget while Cork University Hospital states it is too expensive at €14,000 a year per patient. There is inequity because it is not covered under any of the reimbursement schemes and a hospital cannot get a reimbursement for its cost. Therefore, it becomes a local decision.