Menopause medication 'should be covered under drug scheme' 

A menopause expert has said that Veoza could particularly help menopausal women who are unable to use HRT to control hot flushes. Picture: Jose Miguel Sanchez / Alamy Stock Photo

A new menopause drug which could reduce hot flushes for women unable to take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) should be covered under the Drugs Payment Scheme, Cork North West TD Aindrias Moynihan has urged.

Veoza was approved by the European Medicines Agency in February and doctors expect it to be available here around April.