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HSE Drugs Group recommends not covering Friedreich's Ataxia drug cost

The HSE Drugs Group has decided to recommend that a drug to treat Friedreich's Ataxia should not...

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08.00 12 Aug 2026


HSE Drugs Group recommends not covering Friedreich's Ataxia drug cost


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08.00 12 Aug 2026


The HSE Drugs Group has decided to recommend that a drug to treat Friedreich's Ataxia should not be paid for by the State. 

Claire spoke to Director of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics Professor Michael Barry. Also Craig Coad who lost his 13-year-old son Rory to Friedreich’s Ataxia and his older son Paudie, who's 16 also has the condition. 


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