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241 Medicines Currently Out Of Stock In Ireland.

There are also shortages in eyedrops, with 11 products to treat hayfever unavailable.

241 medicines are currently out-of-stock in Ireland.

There are also shortages in eyedrops, with 11 products to treat hayfever currently unavailable.

The latest Medicine Shortages Index, which is put together by Azure Pharmaceuticals, also shows 13 treatments on the WHO's, 'critical medicines' are currently unavailable here.

Pharmacist, Sheena Mitchell, says legislation here is seeing drug manufacturers being paid less for some medicines:

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