328 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will seek a detailed explanation from the Health Service Executive as to the reason a medication (details supplied) was withdrawn from the market here before a replacement was available; the number of days that elapsed before an alternative was available on the Irish market; if her attention has been drawn to the life-threatening implications of such a decision for users who were left with no alternative medication as a result of the decision; the procedures and criteria applying to decisions on the withdrawal of licences; if she will ensure that future decisions on medications are made with due consideration to the alternatives and lack of them for dependent users; and the licensed medication available on the market here for users who require non-steroid forms of tilade. [17539/07]

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328 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will seek a detailed explanation from the Health Service Executive as to the reason a medication (details supplied) was withdrawn from the market here before a replacement was available; the number of days that elapsed before an alternative was available on the Irish market; if her attention has been drawn to the life-threatening implications of such a decision for users who were left with no alternative medication as a result of the decision; the procedures and criteria applying to decisions on the withdrawal of licences; if she will ensure that future decisions on medications are made with due consideration to the alternatives and lack of them for dependent users; and the licensed medication available on the market here for users who require non-steroid forms of tilade. [17539/07]

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