"A looming charge to patients for blister-pack medication has been raised in the Dáil, with Taoiseach Micheál Martin saying: "We will go back and discuss this with the HSE.""
"Pharmacists have written to patients proposing to institute a charge of €20 to dispense blister packs from the beginning of January after the end of a system whereby the State paid for their preparation."
Pharmacists have proposed charging patients €20 to dispense blister-pack medications beginning in January. The proposed charge follows the planned end of a system in which the State covered blister-pack preparation costs. The proposal has been communicated to patients by pharmacists in writing. The potential charge was raised in the Dáil, prompting a government response. Taoiseach Micheál Martin stated that the matter will be taken back and discussed with the HSE. The outcome will determine whether the State, the HSE, or patients will bear the ongoing cost of blister-pack preparation and dispensing.
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