PQ 82
89 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that as a result of the unilateral decision by the Health Service Executive to reduce the price paid to pharmacists by the HSE for medicines dispensed to patients on the community drugs schemes, that as and from the 1 December 2007, it will no longer be viable for pharmacists to provide same on the medical card scheme to patients; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that from 1 December 2007, it will be uneconomical for pharmacists to dispense medicines which must be kept in a fridge such as insulin for diabetics; the way she plans to ensure that these patients continue to have access to their medicines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23275/07]
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89 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that as a result of the unilateral decision by the Health Service Executive to reduce the price paid to pharmacists by the HSE for medicines dispensed to patients on the community drugs schemes, that as and from the 1 December 2007, it will no longer be viable for pharmacists to provide same on the medical card scheme to patients; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that from 1 December 2007, it will be uneconomical for pharmacists to dispense medicines which must be kept in a fridge such as insulin for diabetics; the way she plans to ensure that these patients continue to have access to their medicines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23275/07]
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