HSE assurance on supply of medicines

IN his letter (July 16), Michael Mernagh expressed concerns that his “life-saving medicines might be withheld”. The HSE wishes to reassure Mr Mernagh, and others who avail of the state’s drugs scheme, such as the medical card scheme and the long-term illness scheme, that access to medicines will continue regardless of any disruption to the service from August 1.

HSE assurance on supply of medicines

Additionally, those holding medical cards and long-term illness cards will not have to pay for their medicines.

The threatened disruption of services by some community pharmacy contractors comes in response to the latest initiative in the ongoing programme to lower medicine prices for the taxpayer. Payment rates for drugs prescribed under the state’s drugs scheme are being reduced.

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