Dáil debates

Wednesday, 17 May 2017

Other Questions

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

3:55 pm

Photo of Aengus Ó SnodaighAengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will be very brief. There are other drugs available. Most other armies operating in sub-Saharan Africa use doxycycline or Malarone, in particular. Has the Minister of State ever asked the Health Products Regulatory Authority to peer review the use of Lariam by military services around the world, given that it is a number of years since it was first introduced? In recent times the vast majority of military forces operating in such areas have switched from the use of Lariam because of the effects it has on their troops.

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