Drugs fund to be set up in wake of CF row

A new drugs fund is to be set up by Health Minister Simon Harris who is due to bring details of next year’s health spend to cabinet today.

It comes after huge pressure was placed on the Government to set up a similar fund to pay for expensive drugs such as Orkambi for CF sufferers.

The fund could mean that money could be earmarked to pay for drugs currently deemed too expensive by the HSE.