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Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2016
- Sponsor
- Billy Kelleher · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 31 May 2016
- Last updated
- 19 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends 2013 Act to permit switching between biologic drugs and their biosimilar versions in medical treatment.
- Aims to increase flexibility in prescribing and potentially reduce costs of biologic medicines for patients.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; did not progress to further parliamentary debate or votes.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil31 May 2016
Debates
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