Professor says HSE should ‘take seriously’ cheaper medicines

The head of the National Centre for Pharmaeconomics says the HSE “must take seriously” the need to replace expensive branded biological medicines with cheaper alternatives.

Professor says HSE should ‘take seriously’ cheaper medicines
Tue, 14 Aug, 2018 - 06:20

By Dan Buckley

The head of the National Centre for Pharmaeconomics says the HSE “must take seriously” the need to replace expensive branded biological medicines with cheaper alternatives.

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