Warning of 'real and serious risk' of medicine shortages in year ahead

MFI chairperson Padraic O’Brien said that, as costs continue to rise, 'market conditions will become increasingly unviable for companies supplying generic medicines to Irish hospitals and pharmacies.' File Picture: iStock

Soaring inflation, energy prices, and increased transport costs and associated supply chain disruptions mean there is a “real and serious risk” of medicine shortages in Ireland in the year ahead, a body whose members supply drugs to the HSE has warned.

In a pre-Budget submission to Government, Medicines for Ireland (MFI) said the ongoing risk of critical medicine shortages had been receiving “significant public and political attention” in Ireland and across the EU.