Oliver O'Connor

Cancer drug trials hit by lack of funding , report warns

Government urged to improve focus on pharma research and access to medicines

Ireland compares poorly with Europe for access to medicines - report

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

Ten new medicines waited more than two years for HSE approval

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

Shouting the loudest often proves the catalyst in a broken drug-approvals process

Spinraza is the latest in a series of controversial drugs that have put Ireland’s unique approval system in the spotlight

Drug companies angry at allegation of ‘predatory pricing’

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

Emergency medicines to be fast-tracked into State after Brexit

Revenue makes plans to avoid disruption to supplies after UK’s exit from the EU

Budget 2019: ‘It does nothing to address the crisis out there’

Housing, health, property and environmental groups react to the budget

Irish patients denied access to drugs made in Ireland

Pharma companies says drugs being exported to European markets but are not approved here

Big Pharma scathing on failure to endorse new cancer medicines

Cancer strategy targets ‘to be missed’ if new generation drugs not backed by Government

Pharma body calls for more State funding on medicines

Government to save €15m this year as prices fall across 750 drugs

Ireland urgently needs access to new drugs, says pharma body

Simon Harris signs agreement to make innovative medicines available to Irish patients

EU proposes waiver for manufacturers of generic drugs

Big pharma companies object to change that would allow generic manufacture of protected medicines for markets outside the bloc

Former government adviser joins pharma lobby group

Bernard Mallee appointed as IPHA’s director of communications and advocacy

Price pressure keeps nine new drugs from Irish patients

Cancer drugs feature in list of therapies waiting HSE approval on cost grounds

Nine new high-tech drugs to be made available to patients

Medicines for cancer, depression, heart disease to be used following HSE funding row

Crunch meeting fails to agree funding for new medicines

Drug companies told there is no budget and no plans for supplementary health budget

HSE runs out of money needed to provide new medicines to patients

Department says it is considering three medicines for approval

Cystic fibrosis drugs deal hailed as ‘massive victory’

Agreement testament to hard work of Cystic Fibrosis Ireland and patients, says Martin

Row over savings to State from ‘copycat’ drugs

Generics lobby says biosimilars are being blocked but pharma group disagrees

Price deal on medicines to save State €140m in first year

Annual savings of €78.4m predicted as result of agreement with drugs manufacturers

Biosimilar drugs win backing in landmark patient study

Drug manufacturers’ lobby group Ipha urges caution over study of competing treatments

Harris against Cabinet having last say on funding for drugs

Minister for Health says he would rather clinicians made decisions not politicians

Irish doctors share €6.8m payments from pharma companies

Report reveals transfers by drug companies to healthcare organisations and professionals

Pharmaceutical firms ‘dismayed’ by Varadkar accusation

Minister said companies charge State ‘unbelievably high prices’ for lifesaving drugs

A bitter pill: Ireland told to spend less on patented drugs

European Commission rebuffs complaint by group representing Irish pharma companies

Varadkar may use legislative powers to cut drug prices if no deal reached with industry

Talks on cuts have reached stalemate in recent weeks

OECD says Irish health staff are well paid

The latest OECD study will not be very popular within the health service

Social factors now main cause of early death

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