Pharma industry ‘faces challenge’

THE Irish economy is home to 83 pharmaceutical plants accounting for 17,000 jobs and total exports of €35 billion last year.

Pharma industry ‘faces challenge’

Thirteen of the top 15 pharmaceutical companies have Irish operations while we produce six of the top 10 drugs in the world and 12 of the top 25 drugs sold globally.

Top companies include Pfizer, Wyatt, Merk Sharpe and Dhome and GlaxoSmithKline.

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