Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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620. To ask the Minister for Health whether his Department is exploring the option of introducing legislation to facilitate increased biosimilar use and or introducing pharmacy-level substitution for biosimilars. [9999/23]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is working with colleagues from the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) and the Health Service Executive (HSE) to consider the European Medicines Agency's ruling and other initiatives to optimise the use of biosimilar and generic medicines.