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Question from Deputy Pádraig O’Sullivan - PQ 35183-26

Deputy O'Sullivan asked about the reimbursement of rexpiprazole and lurasidone. Read the HSE response.

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To ask the Minister for Health if she will outline what steps her Department is taking to address the fact that brexpiprazole and lurasidone, two antipsychotic medicines now recommended as first-line treatment options for females with first-episode psychosis in the first international clinical guideline of its kind published in March 2026, are currently licensed in Ireland but not reimbursable under community drugs schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

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Question from Deputy Pádraig O’Sullivan - PQ 35183-26