'It all comes down to money': 35 children in need of CF drug 'left in limbo'

'It all comes down to money': 35 children in need of CF drug 'left in limbo'

'The girls are on high-tech drugs, they are on machines that have to be replaced,' said Gráinne Uí Luing of her daughters Fiadh and Caoimhe. File picture: Shane O'Neill 

Cystic Fibrosis Ireland said they are no longer sure the HSE can negotiate fairly with a pharmaceutical company on the cost of revolutionary drugs for young children.

Some 35 children in need of a specialised drug Kaftrio have been in limbo since May as the HSE and pharmaceutical company Vertex argue over extending a drug-price deal to include more health conditions.

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