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Absence of a unified policy on allergies and anaphylaxis will continue to put patients’ lives at risk
November 20, 2017
Leading European experts will discuss existing policy and debate reforms, including the wider availability of…
Saving Lives – responding to the public health challenges of allergies and anaphylaxis
November 10, 2017
Mairead McGuinness MEP, will host a breakfast briefing on the public health challenges of anaphylaxis.
Biosimilars for oncologists: what you need to know
July 18, 2017
ESMO 2017 INDUSTRY SATELLIE SYMPOSIUM: FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2017 18:00-20:00 PAMPLONA AUDITORIUM, HALL 4 IFEMA…
‘It’ll be better for patients’: Generic drugs firms want a new price deal with the HSE
July 11, 2017
A GROUP OF some of the biggest generic drug makers in Ireland are pushing for the HSE to change the way it…
Medicines for Ireland manifesto calls for ‘radical overhaul’ of medicines policy
July 11, 2017
A National Medicines Strategy for Ireland providing a long-term roadmap for how Ireland procures, supplies…
STATE OVERSPEND EXPOSED: HSE wastes hundreds of millions of euro on brand name drugs despite cheaper alternatives being available, it’s claimed
July 11, 2017
THE State has wasted hundreds of millions of euro on brand name drugs despite cheaper alternatives being…
State needs new strategy to afford rising cost of medicines and new therapies
July 7, 2017
Ireland needs a national strategy to cope with its rapidly rising medicines bill.
Leading Irish medicine suppliers join together to drive reform agenda
June 30, 2017
It was announced today that a new national healthcare organisation, Medicines for Ireland, has launched and…
Medicines for Ireland urges procurement reform as supply ‘increasingly at risk’
June 30, 2017
The group has warned that without critical reforms and a long-term strategy for medicine procurement, Irish…
New Irish Generics Body Wants “Fundamental” Reform Of Medicines Procurement
June 30, 2017
Medicines For Ireland has marked its creation by saying it plans to push for a reform of Irish medicines…
Alliance of generic drug makers warns supply reforms needed
June 19, 2017
Medicines for Ireland claims patients may face increasing difficulty accessing lifesaving medicines.
A New National Healthcare Organisation
June 19, 2017
A new national healthcare organisation, Medicines for Ireland, has launched today (Monday, 19 June) and is…
Lobby group pushes bigger uptake in generic drug
June 18, 2017
The merger includes members of the Healthcare Enterprise Alliance and the Irish Generic Manufacturers…