Medicine Shortages Index hits new record high of 289, up 50% in just six months 60% of Ireland’s population has been impacted by medicine shortages in the last year, with almost half of the country’s… Read More »60% of people in Ireland impacted by medicine shortages in the past year, new research examining the crisis finds
Medicine Shortages Index hits new record high of 247 as widespread shortages deepen incrementally each week Medicine shortages in Ireland continue to persist with 247 different medicines used by Irish patients currently out-of-stock, as a… Read More »Medicine Shortages Index at 247 with new trend seen in supply shortfall of nasal sprays, inhalers and eye drops
During today’s panel discussion examining medicine shortages, experts said an overhaul of procurement and pricing systems is needed to overcome weaknesses in the global supply chain and avoid acute shortages affecting patients in the future.… Read More »Medicine shortages will continue to worsen without political will to overhaul pricing and procurement systems
Emerging signs of shortages of nasal sprays due to supply chain weakness, with demand increasing before hay fever season Medicine shortages are likely to worsen without some intervention in the market, according to European pharmaceutical… Read More »Medicine Shortages Index hits high of 239 as new supply-chain factors emerge
Shortages up 41 in just six weeks, 16 additional medicines out-of stock in past three weeks alone Medicine shortages continue to worsen with 228 different medicines used by Irish patients currently out-of-stock, a rise of… Read More »Medicines Shortages Index high with Irish patients unable to access 228 medicines as widespread shortages worsens
Medicine manufacturers, including companies producing medicines domestically, are getting paid up to four times as much for their products abroad than in Ireland, new analysis shows. The authors of the Medicine Shortages Index, Azure Pharmaceuticals,… Read More »Essential medicine shortages: scale of price differential between Ireland and neighbouring countries published
212 different medicines needed by Irish patients are currently out of stock, an increase of 25 on last month as the country’s medicine supply chain and pricing challenges continue to impact healthcare on a daily… Read More »Medicines Shortages Index finds Irish patients unable to access 212 medicines as widespread shortages increase
The Medicine Shortage Index, issued today by Azure Pharmaceuticals, analyses data published by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA). Our analysis underlines the scale of medicine shortages at present. 187 different medicines used by Irish… Read More »Medicine Shortage Index shows Ireland is facing a shortage of 187 different medicines in December
Shortages in medicines, such as those used for treating adverse menopause symptoms, are growing rapidly in Ireland. It is an epidemic that is contributing to the suffering of large segments of the population without any… Read More »It is more than just an increase in demand that is causing the shortage of essential medicines
It is inevitable that the Irish medicine supply chain will face disruption and shortages due to Covid-19, and it is likely that these shortages will manifest sooner than we think. Months, rather than days or… Read More »We can save the Irish medicine cabinet from Covid-19 now – but we need to rethink our approach to the supply chain