PQ 949
949. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the reason the State is not pursuing fair pricing on an EU-wide basis regarding the topic of givinostat therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy; the reason this is only being considered in the context of the Irish market; if precedence for EU-wide negotiation has been used for drug pricing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45404/26]
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949. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the reason the State is not pursuing fair pricing on an EU-wide basis regarding the topic of givinostat therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy; the reason this is only being considered in the context of the Irish market; if precedence for EU-wide negotiation has been used for drug pricing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45404/26]
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