762. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending reimbursement access to baricitinib under the drugs payment scheme for individuals diagnosed with severe alopecia areata, in light of the recent approval of this treatment by the US Food and Drug Administration for this specific indication, and given the growing international clinical consensus on its efficacy; if she will outline the current position of the HSE and the PCRS regarding its use outside of rheumatoid arthritis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33713/25]

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762. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending reimbursement access to baricitinib under the drugs payment scheme for individuals diagnosed with severe alopecia areata, in light of the recent approval of this treatment by the US Food and Drug Administration for this specific indication, and given the growing international clinical consensus on its efficacy; if she will outline the current position of the HSE and the PCRS regarding its use outside of rheumatoid arthritis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33713/25]

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