Weekly review of the latest health and pharmaceutical stories affecting the international research-based pharmaceutical industry in Ireland and abroad. Arekibo IMS - http://www.arekibo.com en http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=3e0fb3d7-f145-4714-82c1-dbee78af865d http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=3e0fb3d7-f145-4714-82c1-dbee78af865d IMO calls for more generics - Irish Medical Times; New 50c charge set - Irish Medical Times; New prescription charge a gamble that could backfire - Irish Independent; HSE reveals 20 new clinical programmes - Irish Medical News; Cuts will affect 'some patients' in the west - RTE; Irish-made drug could save thousands / Irish made drug reduces heart risk - Irishhealth.com; Patient anger as price of steroid drug is pumped up tenfold - Irish Times; Codeine regulations cause a few headaches - Irish Times; Vaccine victorious in fight against fatal infection - Irish Independent http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=62e4cdac-9bfc-4659-b0dd-4103fe5b7705 http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=62e4cdac-9bfc-4659-b0dd-4103fe5b7705 Tough task ahead for new CEO - Irish Medical Times; Drumm will step into €250,000 job on leaving HSE - Irish Independent; DOH prepares for EU Presidency - Irish Medical Times; HSE fails to collect over €600 million in patient charges - Irish Medical News; Sweeping health cuts on way - Irish Independent; Health cuts 'too hurtful' - Irishhealth.com; Health system ‘an utter shambles’, says doctor - Sunday Business Post; Department of Health advises GPs to reduce staff salaries - Irish Times http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=3eab1957-ac82-430f-b68f-2a9006a63bd1 http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=3eab1957-ac82-430f-b68f-2a9006a63bd1 Passport to health reforms - Irish Medical Times; Competition now closer - Irish Medical Times; Drumm defends bed closure policy - Irishhealth.com; Doing the paper rounds - Irish Medical Times; Health assessment after Drumm - Irish Times; Waking from make-believe to reality - Irish Medical Times; GP fee cuts may ‘jeopardise’ transformation - Irish Medical Times; St James's tops HSE performance survey - Irish Times; Ireland has highest birth rate in EU - Irishhealth.com http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=fc23bea1-9a5c-47ef-8bdb-f3553d6c4b5e http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=fc23bea1-9a5c-47ef-8bdb-f3553d6c4b5e Health cuts will affect some services, says Drumm - Irish Times; Regrets, I've had just a few: Drumm - Irish Times; HSE primary care centres hit by financial difficulties - Irish Medical News; Irish MEP wants limits set on use of trans fats in food - Irish Times; Harsh cutbacks in healthcare budget on way, warns Harney - Irish Independent; Private beds lie empty as we await era of ghost hospitals - Irish Independent; Hospitals not hitting HSE performance targets - Irish Medical News; Uptake of 80pc for teen girls' cancer jab - Irish Independent; Raft of hospital errors exposed - Irish Independent http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=d5450140-b4f7-48bd-bbd2-812407cf529c http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=d5450140-b4f7-48bd-bbd2-812407cf529c CSO data shows strong output growth; Production lifted by pharmaceutical sector; Multinationals warn of job losses over electricity levy; IDA warning on new investment; Health budget to be slashed by €600m; Report: Health budget could be cut by 5%; Exploring the generic question; Patients say GPs not reducing fees; Possibility arises for further GP fee cuts; Harney highlights missed targets http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=c831aa09-7627-41e5-80f6-73e663f12dd0 http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=c831aa09-7627-41e5-80f6-73e663f12dd0 Lilly establishes finance centre in Cork - Pharma Times; Subsidised GP visits for everyone proposed in report - Irish Times; Group questions value of prescription charges - Irish Times; Report finds medical card system restricts competition - Irish Times; Report a road map for health funding - Harney - Irish Times; FG warns prescription charges will hit most vulnerable - Irish Examiner; Expert group warns against universal health insurance - Irish Examiner; A real test of credibility - Irish Independent http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=36b57731-4aec-45c0-a0cf-61c47a5bbdee http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=36b57731-4aec-45c0-a0cf-61c47a5bbdee Health spend rising faster than economic growth - OECD; Consumer sentiment at three-year high; HSE - papering over the service cracks?; Rise in adverse drug reactions attributed to swine flu vaccine; Improved health literacy in patients could save EU governments millions; Most men 'too embarrassed to talk about depression'; GPs may be forced to cut their services, IMO warns http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=427014b3-e862-42d0-97f6-6519c0f549df http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=427014b3-e862-42d0-97f6-6519c0f549df Patients' medical bills to fall as HSE promotes generic drugs - Irish Times; Generic drug plan to save state €78m - Irish Examiner; Medicine bills to fall next year under new price plan - Irish Independent; Warning of drug shortages with new scheme - Irishhealth.com; Move to boost awareness of generic drugs - RTE; Law planned to cut medicines bill - The Corkman Proving their worth; Employment levels fall by 5.5% - CSO - RTE http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=aec01c14-6f12-4ff7-9a00-d07607130b7c http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=aec01c14-6f12-4ff7-9a00-d07607130b7c Pharmaceutical industry agrees joint position on publication of clinical trial results in scientific literature - IPHA; How best to fund high cost drugs - Irish Medical Times; HTA delays an issue for policymakers - Irish Medical Times; Query on HSE CEO role in bank crisis - Irishhealth.com; HSE loses €100m in four months to April - Irish Times; HSE facing new financial crisis - Irishhealth.com; Nine in 10 GPs will discontinue free GMS services - Medical Independent http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=8938eefb-82d6-413a-9816-b1cb6bbea5bc http://www.ipha.ie/alist/ipha-press-review.aspx?article=8938eefb-82d6-413a-9816-b1cb6bbea5bc Development of Ireland as clinical research centre would help to embed the pharma sector in the economy - The Pharma Letter; Can Magee rescue the HSE? - Irish Times; Tough task list for Cathal Magee - Irishhealth.com; HSE boss banned from hiring advisers - Irish Independent; 'New CEO will provide leadership needed - Denis Doherty' - Irishhealth.com; Harney defends HSE CEO salary - Irish Medical Times; Drumm advisers earn more than €2m - Irish Independent