Written answers

Tuesday, 24 May 2016

Department of Health

Prescriptions Charges

Photo of Robert TroyRobert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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421. To ask the Minister for Health to review the procedure whereby prescriptions for Warfarin tablets are charged for separately, that is €2.50 each for brown, blue and pink tablets; if a person who needs them collectively should only be charged one fee of €2.50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11285/16]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Medical card holders are required to pay a €2.50 charge per item for medicines and other prescription items supplied to them by community pharmacists, subject to a cap of €25 per month for each person or family.

Where a drug or medicine is required to be dispensed in different strengths and different containers, a prescription charge applies to each claimed strength of the product.

The administration of the prescription charge is an operational matter for the HSE, and I have asked the Executive to respond directly to you on this matter. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

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