News and Opinion
June 20, 2022
Sustained funding and an agile reimbursement system can improve care standards, writes Jim McGrath The reason medicines are reimbursed is that they improve the standard […]
June 20, 2022
Over half the public has favourable opinion about pharmaceutical industry, says Ipsos survey for IPHA Latest research shows public values science and the industry’s local societal […]
June 20, 2022
Irish patients deserve faster access to the best new medicines. We are slower than almost every other western European country to give the latest medicines to […]
June 19, 2022
A quarter of a century ago, almost half of global new treatments originated in Europe. Today, the proportion has dropped to 22%. The United States has […]
May 23, 2022
More process efficiency urged as data shows Finland and Denmark outperform Ireland in drawing research activity Ireland is attracting fewer clinical trials than some European countries […]
May 11, 2022
Global equity of access to Covid-19 vaccines should be a shared goal, according to the research-based biopharmaceutical industry, with production set to reach 16.3 billion doses by […]
May 9, 2022
Ireland’s spend on medicines as a proportion of overall health expenditure is below the average of 15 other European countries, according an industry analysis of official […]
April 11, 2022
Europe-wide survey of EMA-authorised medicines between 2017 and 2020 shows lengthening wait times for Irish patients Germany is over four times faster than Ireland to make […]
March 21, 2022
91% trust doctors and nurses for accurate information about vaccines Number of ‘vaccine believers’ up 11 points since before the pandemic Almost three in five adults […]