The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 No 7495 p356
29 March 2008

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Irish pharmacies face cuts

Pharmacies in Ireland face a dramatic cut in income as the Health Services Executive seeks to reduce the on-cost payments it makes when prescriptions are dispensed. The HSE wants to impose reductions without consultation because, it says, to negotiate with the Irish Pharmaceutical Union, rather than individual businesses, would break competition law.