Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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679. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to add Trulicity to the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22580/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013.

Reimbursement under the General Medical Services scheme is for licensed indications which have been granted market authorisation by the European Medicines Agency or the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA). Only such licensed products are added to the formal Reimbursement List in line with the 2013 Act.

I can confirm that trulicity is on the HSE's Reimbursement List, and therefore, is available on the General Medical Services scheme (medical card) for the licensed indications. The list can be searched at the following link: www.sspcrs.ie/druglist/pub