Interim Report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2023-01-26
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Christopher O'Sullivan (FF), Cork South-West

What needs to happen is, there are drugs like Cariban that are not registered and which GPs can prescribe and they can be available under the drug reimbursement scheme. It happens with such drugs as Utrogestan and Androcur.
We need to introduce emergency measures that will allow GPs to prescribe Cariban, as they already can, but then allow these women to be reimbursed for it under the drugs payment scheme. The women now impacted by this deserve it, their families deserve it, and it is the least we can do to help them. I look forward to hearing the response from the Minister.

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Sitting date: 2023-01-26