An alternative to methadone for people addicted to heroin and related drugs could be more widely available within the first quarter of the year, according to the HSE.

Demand for Nurofen painkillers and other health brands in emerging markets helped Reckitt Benckiser offset weaker markets elsewhere to post a rise in half-year profits today.

The London market made nervous gains today as traders waited for the details of a eurozone rescue plan set to be hammered out a crunch meeting of politicians.

A NEW drug to treat heroin addiction, which arrived on the Irish market yesterday, is not being given out for free under the medical card or any drug treatment scheme.

International experts gathered in Dublin today to launch a new heroin treatment drug, Suboxone.