| Field |
Content |
| Division: |
Eligibility and Public Health |
| Unit: |
Food and Medicine |
| Head: |
John Keegan |
| Functions: |
- Transposition of EU Directives
- Monitoring and evaluating HSE in relation to food safety, medicines and environmental health
- Tobacco control (enforcement and legal issues)
- Medicines including licensing, supply and usage
- Medical devices
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| Primary Legislation: |
- Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977
- Dangerous Substances (Amendment) Act, 1979
- Misuse of Drugs Act, 1984
- Tobacco (Health Promotion and Protection) Act, 1988
- Control of clinical Trials and Drugs Act, 1990
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| Bodies under aegis of DoHC: |
N/A |
| Key Publications: |
- Agreement between the Assoc of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of Ireland and the Health Services Executive on the supply terms, conditions and prices of medicines supplied to the health services.
- 2006 Agreement Medicines
- Agreement between the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association Ltd. and the Health Services Executive on the supply terms, conditions and prices of medicines supplied to the health services.
- Report of the Benzodiazepine Committee
- 2002 Report Medicines
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| Working Groups: |
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| Record Classes: |
N/A |
| Information Routinely Published: |
None |
| Significant Systems: |
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| Personal Information Holdings: |
N/A |
| Purpose: |
N/A |
| Disclosees: |
N/A |
| Notes: including info an admin access practice, Ebriefs etc.: |
None |
