Stronger laws on Botox being worked on, Varadkar says

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Taoiseach says legislation has been drafted to improve regulation of aesthetic medicine

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said 'it’s clear that we need a better system' for licensing aesthetic medicine. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

It comes after an investigation found that illegal Botox is being administered by unqualified people, and that prescription medicines were being transported into the State from Northern Ireland. Speaking to reporters, Mr Varadkar said: “On the licensing system, it’s clear that we need a better system.”A question for Willie O’Dea and Sharon Keogan: What exactly do you mean by ‘woke’?

Lilly Higgins: My coddle is a bit different to the Irish classic recipe, but it’s still a one-pot wonder“But I think there will always be a black market for these things, unfortunately, and there always been.”Botox is a registered brand name but has become a colloquial term for all products containing botulinum toxin.

 

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