European Medicines Agency

Collaborating through gritted teeth

Pharma sector stakeholders still scoring points off each other despite new resources and talk of ‘shared purpose’

Ikea’s new network; Revolut’s Irish credit cards; and in praise of bosses’ foibles

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Plastics issues hit supplies of some medicines

Nasal sprays, asthma inhalers and eye drops the latest to experience shortages in Irish market, says Azure Pharma

Worst of medicine shortage is ‘over’, says Irish boss of EU agency

Emer Cooke says the situation was ‘unique’ and measures are being taken to avoid a repeat next winter

Fewer than 3,000 people prescribed antiviral pill that prevents them becoming seriously ill with Covid

Attempts to make Paxlovid more freely available have so far not resulted in a significant uptake of the treatment

Popular painkillers Solpadeine and ibuprofen feature on latest medicine shortages list

Surge in demand this winter puts pressure on supplies amid sharp disagreement over long-term impact of pricing

Lives of 300 Irish people with ‘butterfly skin’ could be transformed by new treatment

Government urged to secure supply of the breakthrough treatment as soon as possible

Regulators give green light to vaccine that targets dominant variant of Covid-19

Adapted boosters to be available within days following recommendation by EMA

Coronavirus: Updated boosters targeting Omicron variant likely within weeks following EU approval

Separate shots developed by rivals Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech are now set for EC approval

Covid-19 Q&A: When can I get my second booster and where?

Authorisation in European Union for Omicron-specific vaccines expected next month

Covid boosters Q&A: When will rollout begin, for whom and why?

Depending on your age group and level of vulnerability, you may be set for a jab in autumn as infection threats intensify

Covid-19: ‘No clear evidence’ on second boosters for under 60s - European health agencies

ECDC and EMA say there is ‘no clear evidence’ to support wider second booster campaign

Bringing some hope to children living a life in pain

Amryt Pharma has delivered first ever therapy for patients suffering from EB, or butterfly skin disease

Valneva shares dive 20% as Covid vaccine deal with EU falls apart

Valneva relies on traditional vaccine technology used in some shots against polio and hepatitis

Ireland’s medicines budget falls as percentage of healthcare spending

State spent 13.4% of €19bn budget on medicine, pharmacies and wholesaling in 2021

Just one in five new cancer treatments available to Irish patients

Delays in reimbursing new treatments may affect course of illnesses, study says

Irish pharma firm Amryt nears approval for butterfly skin treatment

EMA has 67 days to decide whether to back recommendation of its expert committee

EU regulator backs Pfizer Covid shot as booster after other vaccines

Recommendation comes as global cases of virus top 500m amid Omicron surge

European Parliament backs rule change to ensure flow of medicines to Northern Ireland

North is granted a derogation in bid to resolve ‘main issue’ with NI protocol

Too early for second Covid-19 booster for general population, say European agencies

Another 7,005 Covid cases reported in State as Niac approves extra booster for over-65s

Highly transmissible BA.2 variant accounts for 95% of Covid infections in Ireland

Delta variant which was dominant late last year is no longer found here

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