Irish patients are set to lose access to life-saving lung disease drug Respreza.

Patients who suffer from a chronic lung condition, Alpha 1, were told last Friday that they will lose access to a vital drug called Respreeza at the end of the month.

“They’ve pulled the plug on us. It’s shattering news.”

Patients with severe lung disease who have been receiving a life-changing drug have pleaded for help as supply of the medication is to be cut off within weeks.