John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Question 153: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she plans to review and draw up guidelines for the prescription of cox-2 inhibitors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9531/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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These products are licensed via the European Union's mutual recognition procedure and are currently under review by the European Medicines Agency. It is anticipated that this review will be completed by the end of April. This review will include the prescribing and patient information and will take account of new safety information.