Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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728. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an elderly medical card holder with a prescription from their GP for pain reduction patches (details supplied) is not entitled to this prescription free of charge, and instead must pay for it out of limited means; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36509/24]

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

The HSE advise that the following pain relief patches are currently available on the reimbursement list:

• Durogesic DTrans Transdermal patches.
• Fental Matrix Transdermal patches.
• Matrifen Transdermal patches.
• Fentadur Transdermal patches.
• Butrans Transdermal patches.
• Versatis plasters (subject to a managed access system, indicated for post-herpetic neuralgia).