Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I understand the HSE decided not to reimburse Translarna purchasers because of the lack of efficacy and the high cost of the medicine in question. The last I checked, the company had taken the State to court. It is not common practice for a pharmaceutical company to take the State to court but it will be a difficult case to resolve given that legal action has now started.

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