James Reilly back in hot water after he reveals just 5% of Irish medicine is generic

James Reilly (in front of microphones).

James Reilly (in front of microphones). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Opposition politicians may have largely abandoned their sallies on Minister for Health James Reilly’s position on the bumping-up of a site in Balbriggan belonging to his associate, for development as a primary care centre, but controversy and malodour involving the Minister and his actions are not going away. Today we learn of continued resistance by consultants to his late-in-the-day reform of work practices, but it was earlier this week that the Minister revealed in the Dail that practically all medicines used in the Irish public health system are expensive non-generic medicines. This compares with just 20% use of non-generic medicines in our closest neighbour, the UK.

Minister Reilly was responding to a series of questions from the Sinn Fein health spokesman Caoimhghin O’Caolain……………………..

full article at source: http://namawinelake.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/james-reilly-back-in-hot-water-after-he-reveals-just-5-of-irish-medicine-is-generic/

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