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Call for government to increase prices as medicine shortages persist, with 247 out of stock across Ireland

Of the medicines currently unavailable, 13 are on the World Medical Organisation’s WHO critical medicines list

Tony O’Brien: Our medicines system would be better off without the HSE, and the HSE without it

Under-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

Ipsen to open upgraded €52m Dublin manufacturing facility

French pharmaceutical giant is increasing production of cancer and rare disease medicines at Blanchardstown site, and plans further growth here

Opening up online training to doctors around the world

Dublin based start-up iHeed is partnering with leading medical bodies to deliver postgraduate education remotely

Making It Work: Start-up targets €3m funding to develop bone infection treatment

Lyn Markey and Camille O’Malley of Xtremedy Medical believe their new device to treat deep tissue and bone infections can improve outcomes for both patients and surgeons

Making It Work: AVeta wins €2.5m funding for revolutionary treatment

Paula Newell’s Galway-based medtech is targeting another €4m investment to help pioneer a regenerative treatment for vaginal atrophy

ESRI predicts health spending will rise due to growing and ageing population

Increased demand for non-hospital care and price hikes for high-tech medicines are among the factors expected to push up costs

Patients with rare diseases urge Dáil to pass law on orphan drugs

Three years after a bill on the issue was first proposed, patients say they are tired of agonising delays to accessing life-changing treatments

Making it Work: Trinzo helps medical firms get into regulatory good health

The Galway-based consultancy boasts an international client base and has ambitions to become a global leader

James McDermott and Matthew Sadlier: The study of medicine needs to go back to the future

Next weekend, the Health Professions Admissions Test will be taken by thousands of students who want to study medicine. But can a stressful multiple-choice written exam really predict suitability for the profession?