276. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the enforcement mechanisms that are in place to ensure that consumers and the Health Service Executive actually benefit from generic substitution and reference pricing; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in some cases, pharmacists are marking generic drugs up and branded drugs down in order to maintain profit levels; if he will review the working of the new legislation to ensure that the maximum benefit is derived from it by all consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12716/14]

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276. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the enforcement mechanisms that are in place to ensure that consumers and the Health Service Executive actually benefit from generic substitution and reference pricing; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in some cases, pharmacists are marking generic drugs up and branded drugs down in order to maintain profit levels; if he will review the working of the new legislation to ensure that the maximum benefit is derived from it by all consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12716/14]

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