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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: That is interesting. The minor ailments scheme sounds like a brilliant idea. Other jurisdictions have implemented that and it seems to be a no-brainer. Has there been any resistance from GPs regarding the possible implementation of such a service?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: Where did the IPU get the figure of 1 million appointments from? That is not a criticism; it is a great idea.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: What would the classic example of that be?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: If a person goes to a GP and that interaction ends, and he or she goes to a pharmacist for minor ailments, what is the classic presentation of that, if there is one?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: Even though it is right beside them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: It seems ludicrous.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: Why has it not been changed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: For something as rudimentary as that, it sounds like a ridiculous situation that somebody has to go to a GP.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: There must be resistance somewhere. This comes from different vested interests.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: A prescription is not needed for the morning after pill. My final question is on contraception. Again, the interaction whereby a prescription is needed for that is kind of ludicrous. Are there any other states in Europe where a prescription is needed for a rudimentary medicine such as contraception?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: Does Ms Maher know which countries have this still?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: Over the counter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: Okay. It would be interesting to see what countries still have this policy. I will be careful how I say this, but there might be historical reasons for that. I am running out of time. My final question relates to the drug Cariban. I do not know whether the representatives are aware of this drug. Some people have contacted us on this issue. It seems convoluted that to obtain such a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: Is Cariban a non-licensed medicine?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: For acute nausea.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: I presume if it were licensed, there would not be this issue. Am I correct on that?
- Joint Committee On Health: Dual Diagnosis and Mental Health: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. It is a fascinating subject, as it relates to those in situations where they have both a dependency issue and mental health difficulties. I have always argued with myself about what comes first. Is it the trauma, is it the dependency or is it the social determinants? We all have experience of this. If somebody is suffering from a difficulty...
- Joint Committee On Health: Dual Diagnosis and Mental Health: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)
Gino Kenny: Yes.