James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the pricing for the medications of Prozac, Losec and Risperidal and their generic equivalents here; if she will confirm that the generic equivalents in the UK and Northern Ireland are cheaper than here; if she will supply the figures for each jurisdiction, Ireland, UK, Scotland, Northern Ireland, for the cost of these drugs and their cheapest generic equivalents. [29573/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The prices paid by the State for drugs and medicines are governed by the terms of the agreements between the Health Service Executive (HSE) and pharmaceutical manufacturers. I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy with regard to the prices of the products mentioned above and their generic equivalents.