Irish Health Committee report calls for reduction in the long-term cost of pharmaceuticals

12 October 2015

A new report from Ireland’s Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children makes a number of important recommendations that are intended to reduce the long-term cost of pharmaceutical drugs, and increase the use of generic drugs in Ireland.

This is timely, given that the 2012–2015 agreement between the Health Services Executive (HSE) and pharmaceutical companies is due for renewal. The Committee has presented the report to Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar.

Some of the Report’s main conclusions and recommendations include:

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