Irish Drug Prices Face Annual Cuts Under New Four-Year Deal
Executive Summary
The new Irish drug pricing deal, aimed at achieving savings of €785m over four years, provides for regular price cuts and rebates, price reductions for biologicals when biosimilar versions are marketed, and a new mechanism for dealing with high-cost medicines.
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