The final cost of living package will now come in at just shy of €2 billion, well in excess of the €1.5bn expected
The Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association has welcomed the allocation of €30 million for new medicines. Advances in medicines development is steadily growing and IPHA members expect to make applications for reimbursement for 36 new medicines in 2025, it says.
The association also welcomed the introduction of a chicken pox vaccination programme. “IPHA members are very conscious of their responsibilities in ensuring a faster and continuous flow of life-enhancing new medicines for patients in Ireland. We believe that doctors should have the right medicine available for prescription for their patients at the right time,” said IPHA chief executive Oliver O’Connor.
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