Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the present legalisation and licensing system governing the importation, processing retailing and distribution of St John's Worth; if licences have been granted for same; and if so, to what companies and when; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14520/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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St. John's Wort for oral use is subject to prescription control under the Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) Regulations. There is an exemption for the topical formulation which permits such products to be sold in pharmacies without a prescription. The Irish Medicines Board (IMB) has received no licence applications for St John's Wort and there are no products authorized by the IMB.