Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion
Ms Anne Marie Seymour:
That is essentially it. In our current legislation, we can do much more than other countries. We can swap it out if it is a similar brand or if it is the same brand but a different quantity needed. This will be for when there is no other alternative available but there is a medicine that can deliver the same result. It is allowing pharmacists to do that without the need to go back for the prescription.
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