Hospital spending on drugs climbs by €115 million in just four years
Spending on medical and surgical supplies increased from €337 million to €401 million over the same four-year period
It has emerged that Irish hospital spending on drugs soared by €115 million in the past four years. It climbed from €336 million in 2014 to €451 million in 2018.
Spending on medical and surgical supplies increased from €337 million to €401 million over the same four-year period.
The overall bill for non-pay clinical items, which also included blood and laboratory products, stood at €1.247 billion in 2017 - up from €1.02 billion ...
