Frances Fitzgerald: Drug companies cannot hold countries to ransom

The Tánaiste has said drug companies cannot be allowed hold countries or patients to ransom.

Frances Fitzgerald: Drug companies cannot hold countries to ransom

The Tánaiste has said drug companies cannot be allowed hold countries or patients to ransom.

Frances Fitzgerald has been quizzed in the Dáil after the National Centre for PharmaEconomics ruled that Orkambi which is used to treat cystic fibrosis is too expensive.

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