State needs new strategy to afford rising cost of medicines and new therapies
Ireland needs a national strategy to cope with its rapidly rising medicines bill.
Ireland needs a national strategy to cope with its rapidly rising medicines bill.
It was announced today that a new national healthcare organisation, Medicines for Ireland, has launched and is calling for a fundamental reform of medicine policy in Ireland.
The group has warned that without critical reforms and a long-term strategy for medicine procurement, Irish patients will face increasing difficulty in accessing and affording life-saving medicines.
Medicines For Ireland has marked its creation by saying it plans to push for a reform of Irish medicines procurement policies.
Medicines for Ireland claims patients may face increasing difficulty accessing lifesaving medicines.
A new national healthcare organisation, Medicines for Ireland, has launched today (Monday, 19 June) and is calling for a fundamental reform of medicine policy in Ireland. The group has warned that without critical reforms and a long-term strategy for medicine procurement Irish patients will face increasing difficulty in accessing and affording life-saving medicines.
The merger includes members of the Healthcare Enterprise Alliance and the Irish Generic Manufacturers Association
We are committed to working with key stakeholders to affect real change and reforms that ensure Irish patients receive the best medical treatment in the most affordable way.
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