Lorraine Nolan

Ireland now holds both the chair and director-general roles at EU’s drug regulator

Omicron variant now accounts for 11% of cases as 4,688 new infections are confirmed

Erectile dysfunction medicines 30% of items seized along with large amount of sedatives

Prof Bryan Lynch says ‘no evidence’ of benefits to epilepsy patients from THC products

More than 1.6 million units of falsified or illegal medicines detained in 2020, says HPRA

Dr Lorraine Nolan says benefits far outweigh risks despite first reported blood clot case

Most reports involve short-lived, ‘mild to moderate’ events, says HPRA

Joint pain, nausea, fatigue and headache among reactions reported to Irish regulations

Mass vaccination centres, hospitals, GPs and pharmacies will all have a role to play

Industry, which employs 45,000 in State, puts forward ideas at Dublin conference

Last year saw big increases in number of adverse reactions with 10,398 reported

‘Significant’ number of UK suppliers will not have regulations in place by October 31st

Departure of UK from EU may result in ‘rationalisation’ of Irish medicine supplies

Garda and Customs operation also saw 90,000 units of illegal prescription medicines impounded