Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (Ipha)

Pharma sector stakeholders still scoring points off each other despite new resources and talk of ‘shared purpose’

Minister for Health tells medicines industry conference he has sanctioned 34 new hires to speed up vetting process for new treatments

Irish approvals process delays mean public patients forced to wait for new therapies already available to private patients

Proposals would lower time period a company has protection over research behind drugs they develop

One source working in the pharmaceutical industry warned about the use of EMPs, stating there were two recalls in the sector in recent months for potential harm to patients

New obesity medicines have potential to use up entire State drugs budget, conference hears

Mac MacLachlan: Our mental health services have not evolved to reflect what we know about mental health

Novo Nordisk’s UK affiliate has been suspended from industry body there for marketing breaches

Any Other Business: Apple’s Irish activities, Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation scales back, greener fuel and the odds on David McRedmond being RTE’s next DG

Even on a pure financial basis, families insist that expensive breakthrough treatments are better value for the State than caring for terminally ill children

Stephen Donnelly tells pharma conference government and industry need to work closer together to improve patient access

New EU strategy due this month will focus on improving affordability of and access to medicines across member states

Giving doctors access to breakthrough medicines is priority for Biogen boss Michael O’Connell in his role as Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association president

As shortages bite, many beleaguered pharmacists are ringing GPs to request alternative antibiotics