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<p> As influenza continues to rage though Europe, Nurofen, Amoxicillin, Dioralyte, and five types of Benylin cough syrup are among the medicines in short supply in Ireland. Picture: iStock</p>

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Europe plans to stockpile drugs amid medicines shortages as flu crisis worsens

HSE chief says: 'Can we be absolutely certain we won’t get to that level again? We can’t, because we don’t know when the flu is going to peak.

<p>The commission will intervene to ensure 'strategic autonomy' in basic medicines through a 'systemic industrial policy'. Picture: Pexels </p>

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EU preparing to stockpile drugs in efforts to tackle medicines shortages — report

<p>There are fears that Ireland’s delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine could be cut to 300,000 or fewer doses.</p>

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Fears Ireland's supply of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine could be halved

Stephen Cadogan: Improved farming has saved a billion hectares of forest

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Stephen Cadogan: Improved farming has saved a billion hectares of forest

Hogan 'cautiously optimistic' that Brexit deal can be reached

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Hogan 'cautiously optimistic' that Brexit deal can be reached

Phil Hogan announces a 'Beating Cancer Plan' for Europe

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Phil Hogan announces a 'Beating Cancer Plan' for Europe