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Tue 11 Nov 2008Saving on the drugs bill
How can Mary Harney reduce the drugs bill by €64 million? Dr Muiris Houston, Medical Correspondent, looks at her options
THE FURORE surrounding medical cards for the over-70s and the budgetary U-turn that followed mean there is huge pressure to achieve drug savings in the medical card scheme. The drive is on to implement a plan by January 1st to save €64 million from the national drugs bill.
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