Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 6 December 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion
9:00 am
Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Yes. The patient is therefore getting the financial benefit. It has a knock-on effect, however, because that patient is then restricted to using a particular product and the person prescribing the strips is the doctor. I do not think the legislation covers that.
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