Irish Examiner view: Ireland at a crossroads over pharma 

The US is the largest market by sales for big pharma companies

Wegovy is made by the Danish manufacturer Novo Nordisk, who also produce Ozempic. Picture: Victoria Klesty/Reuters

We should be grateful for some straight talking from one of Ireland’s leading experts in the supply of drug remedies.

After the disappointment over the ill-planned introduction of what really should have been a piece of good news — the welcome, if long overdue, provision of HRT — a warning is being sounded about the availability and affordability of other drugs.