Blister pack funding cut will increase prices, Dáil hears

Taoiseach indicates government will discuss potential charges for blister packs with HSE

The Dáil heard that patients who receive their medication in the packs could have to pay up to €50 for them from January.

Blister pack funding cut will increase prices, Dáil hears

The decision to end State funding of medical blister packs supplied by pharmacies will see elderly people hit with a new monthly bill of up to €50 from January, the Dáil has heard.

People may be charged up to €50 a month from January for blister-pack medication as Taoiseach vows to discuss with HSE

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.”

Minister not budging on blister packs despite mounting pressure

The Minister for Health is not backing down on plans to charge for putting drugs in ­blister packs, despite mounting political and public pressure. Taoiseach Micheál Martin stated he does not want to see €50 price hikes for the pharmacy service, which is currently free. But Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is unmoved, and now patients, including elderly and vulnerable people suffering from illnesses such as dementia, may be expected to …