Haemophiliacs want US drug firms investigated

HAEMOPHILIACS have been waiting almost two years for the Government to come up with a formula for examining the role played by the US-based pharmaceutical firms in the blood contamination crisis.

Administrator of the Irish Haemophilia Society, Margaret Dunne, said the society was running out of patience and precious time.

"Our members are being compensated by the State but compensation alone is not the answer.