Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Pharmacists have a concern which I have expressed and the Minister of State has dealt with, although perhaps not to my satisfaction. In the dispensing of medicines a pharmacist may have concerns when a person with a “do not substitute” request arrives at the pharmacy. They may not have to do with the authenticity of the “do not substitute” request but with the medicines listed on the prescription. Can the pharmacist overrule the prescription of the doctor based on sound clinical professional judgment? What mechanism is in place for reimbursement?