Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 205: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the drug Ritalin is available on prescription to adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. [14712/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The common list of reimbursable drugs and medicines for the general medical services and drug payment schemes is reviewed and amended monthly, as new products become available and deletions are notified. For an item to be included in the list, it must comply with published criteria, including authorisation status as appropriate, price and, in certain cases, the intended use of the product. In addition, the product should ordinarily be supplied to the public only by medical prescription and should not be advertised or promoted to the public. Ritalin is included in the common list of reimbursable drugs and medicines.