Reilly supports making epi-pens more easily available
Health Minister Dr James Reilly revealed the move during his department’s quarterly update meeting with the cross-party Oireachtas health committee yesterday. Responding to concerns raised about the death of Emma Sloan on O’Connell Street last December, the minister said “common sense” could have ensured the teenager did not lose her life.
However, while Dr Reilly said existing rules prohibiting the sale of epi-pens to anyone without a prescription are there for a reason, he insisted the matter needs to be examined.
