Health Ozempic probed by EU drug regulator Weight management medications under investigation after a small number of reports of suicidal risks were referred to the watchdog
Health Tony O’Brien: Our medicines system would be better off without the HSE, and the HSE without itUnder-resourced and overly complicated bureaucratic, the drugs approval and reimbursement process is both a hidden waiting list and the likely subject of a future commission of inquiry
Manufacturer of monoclonal antibody drug in talks with HSE for supply in IrelandA treatment developed by Regeneron and Roche was recently approved by Europe’s medical watchdog
Government ‘closely’ reviewing new monoclonal antibody drugs after EMA approvalThe Agency has granted authorisation to two treatments which significantly reduced the mortality rate of Covid-19 among patients studied
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AstraZeneca crisis proves short-livedSome argue that Ireland’s prudence in suspending rollout over the blood clot issue will boost public confidence in vaccination. Others say it may cost lives
Interview: No rest for Ireland’s vaccine tsarBrian MacCraith, chairman of the high-level taskforce on Covid-19 vaccination, has his work cut out in coordinating all bodies involved in the rollout
Third Covid-19 vaccine up for approval this monthIrish EMA boss Emer Cooke says AstraZeneca offering now ‘under active review’, along with fourth vaccine from Janssen
