HSE settles action against Hickey group of pharmacies

A dispute in which the HSE claimed a leading pharmacy group owed it more than €5m over alleged non-compliance with phased dispensing rules has settled at the Commercial Court.

The HSE had estimated the overall amount allegedly due to it between June 2011 and August 2016 from DGM Pharmacies Ltd, which operates the Hickey group, due to alleged non-compliance with phased dispensing rules at more than €5m.