Irish patients excluded from drug trials for life-saving treatments due to barriers
Ireland attracting fewer clinical trials than some European countries
Vaccine activists accuse Big Pharma of relying on public money
Waiving patent rights may have chilling effect on medicine development, industry warns
Covid-19: Vaccine industry and activists at odds over Trips waiver
Industry says waiver of IP rights not needed as vaccine supply far outweighs demand
Ireland slow to approve cancer medicines for patient use
Just half of 41 cancer drugs approved from 2017-2020 were available here at end of 2021
Medicine costs could become unsustainable, report warns
Spending review says that confidential pricing deals make it more difficult for HSE to contain drug costs
State slower to ‘adopt new drugs’ than most of western Europe
Medicines regularly not worth approving at asking price
Ireland an outlier without access to new cell and gene therapy, report says
Upfront costs high but treatments may cut long-term expense and boost patient results
Irish arm of pharma giant Roche ‘trading profitably’ despite Covid-19
Company recorded 80 per cent increase in pretax profit to €8.59 million in 2019
Report highlights new medicines’ huge economic benefits to State
New medicines have cut number of years of life lost to heart disease by 34% since 2005
Covid bounce returns RTÉ to profit for first time in three years
Seen and Heard: construction lockdown slammed, Davy review to look at deals before Anglo
State releases €30m to supply new medicines
Deal with pharma sector comes as talks on new drug pricing deal deferred until May
EU faces global criticism over vaccine export restrictions
Canada, Japan and South Korea warn against grab for vaccine supplies
Three-quarters of people in Republic will take Covid vaccine, survey says
Study finds high proportion of people willing to get immunised against coronavirus
A lot on the table as Big Pharma prepares to sit down with State over medicines
State’s lack of a clear budget structure for medicines is a frustration for Big Pharma
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