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Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Department of Health

Medicinal Products Availability

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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781. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to streamline and improve access to medications such as natalizumab (tysabri) and alemtuzumanb (lemtrada) for persons with multiple sclerosis in view of the effective lottery at present where access to these essential treatments is dependent on individual hospital budgets and varies considerably from hospital to hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32990/14]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

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