873. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the process by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting can obtain the drug cariban; the reason the drug cannot be prescribed by a GP on the drugs payment scheme as the majority of women do not see a consultant until after 12 weeks; if the current prescription process for the drug is out of line with standard practice in other EU countries; the steps that pregnant women can take to combat extreme nausea and vomiting for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy until they see a consultant who can prescribe the drug; and the number of cariban prescriptions that have been processed through the DPS to date, in tabular form. [7413/23]

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873. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the process by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting can obtain the drug cariban; the reason the drug cannot be prescribed by a GP on the drugs payment scheme as the majority of women do not see a consultant until after 12 weeks; if the current prescription process for the drug is out of line with standard practice in other EU countries; the steps that pregnant women can take to combat extreme nausea and vomiting for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy until they see a consultant who can prescribe the drug; and the number of cariban prescriptions that have been processed through the DPS to date, in tabular form. [7413/23]

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