The Irish Times

Irish patients excluded from drug trials for life-saving treatments due to barriers

Ireland attracting fewer clinical trials than some European countries

Mon May 23 2022 - 00:00

Vaccine activists accuse Big Pharma of relying on public money

Waiving patent rights may have chilling effect on medicine development, industry warns

Wed May 11 2022 - 20:34

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

Wed May 11 2022 - 05:36

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

Mon Apr 11 2022 - 05:50

Medicine costs could become unsustainable, report warns

Spending review says that confidential pricing deals make it more difficult for HSE to contain drug costs

Fri Aug 13 2021 - 21:00

State slower to ‘adopt new drugs’ than most of western Europe

Medicines regularly not worth approving at asking price

Mon May 31 2021 - 05:17

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

Thu May 27 2021 - 05:07

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

Fri Apr 09 2021 - 19:55

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

Thu Mar 25 2021 - 06:00

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

Sun Mar 21 2021 - 11:56

State releases €30m to supply new medicines

Deal with pharma sector comes as talks on new drug pricing deal deferred until May

Mon Feb 08 2021 - 07:47

EU faces global criticism over vaccine export restrictions

Canada, Japan and South Korea warn against grab for vaccine supplies

Sun Jan 31 2021 - 17:06

Three-quarters of people in Republic will take Covid vaccine, survey says

Study finds high proportion of people willing to get immunised against coronavirus

Mon Jan 25 2021 - 00:01

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

Sat Oct 10 2020 - 05:10

Ireland is a world leader in producing cancer therapies but we lag behind on access

Budget 2021 is a chance to address our poor performance in bringing medicines we make to our patients

Mon Sept 21 2020 - 05:04

Pharma lobby group appoints Paul Reid as president

Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association seeks State accord on access to new therapies

Fri Sept 11 2020 - 05:40

Medicines pricing agreement extended for six months

Government and pharma companies agree space for discussions on longer-term pricing

Fri Jul 31 2020 - 16:07

Pharma body hopeful of extending deal with State on cost of medicines

Current agreement due to expire at the end of July after savings of about €600m

Wed Jul 29 2020 - 18:00

Pharmaceutical industry signals it won’t extend drugs agreement

Four-year-old accord on supply and pricing of medicines is set to expire at end of July

Fri Jul 10 2020 - 16:43

Irish pharma sector warns of protectionism as US corners supply

Alert comes after US secures Covid-19 drug treatment for next three months

Mon Jul 06 2020 - 05:39

Calls for new government to give faster access to life-saving drugs

Pharma group says eight cancer therapies awaiting HSE approval for over 900 days

Tue Feb 04 2020 - 04:43

Three in four Irish willing to test new treatments if ill

Almost half surveyed say cancer is the disease science has greatest potential to cure

Mon Jan 13 2020 - 15:45

Patients wait longer for new medicines in Ireland than in Europe – Ipha

Industry study tracks 15 drugs that have yet to be approved by the HSE for use in Irish hospitals

Thu Nov 21 2019 - 14:19

‘We’re not even using the UK as a landbridge’

Ger Brennan, who runs the Irish operation of MSD, is Brexit-ready and focusing on other issues

Fri Oct 18 2019 - 05:45

HSE not approving new drugs that generate additional costs

Donohoe told Harris in August he wanted ban on new medicines for remainder of year

Wed Oct 16 2019 - 01:00

Taking Takeda global with new Irish pharma plant centre stage

Christophe Weber has overseen the $62 billion takeover of Shire and the opening of a new plant in Dublin

Fri Jul 19 2019 - 05:20

Pharma lobby presses case for funding new medicines

PwC report on European drug sector highlights contributions to economy and society

Tue Jul 02 2019 - 05:05

Pricing of medicines needs to be reformed, says IPHA president

Aidan Lyncht HSE should not be expected to pay for drugs that are not innovative

Wed May 15 2019 - 05:45

Website detailing funding to doctors back online after investigation

Pharmaceutical industry body suspected site may have been ‘compromised’

Sat Apr 13 2019 - 16:58

Ireland compares poorly with Europe for access to medicines - report

Study examines access to 121 drugs approved since 2015 by EU regulator

Sun Apr 07 2019 - 17:37

Ten new medicines waited more than two years for HSE approval

Medicines generally blocked on basis of price as Ipha says delay ‘unacceptably long’

Mon Mar 11 2019 - 05:55

Most new drugs for treating rare diseases not approved for sale in Ireland

Pharma body says less than one-third of medicines for rare diseases licensed for patients in Europe are available in the Republic

Fri Mar 01 2019 - 05:05

Drug companies angry at allegation of ‘predatory pricing’

Row between industry and body that advises the HSE over access to market for new medicines

Mon Feb 25 2019 - 19:39

The Irish Times view on health services: allaying public concern

With an overall percentage drop in this year’s HSE budget, primary care’s minuscule share of health spend will continue

Tue Jan 08 2019 - 00:02