Irish people pay more for medicine that any other EU country

Irish people pay more for medicines than any other country in the EU, according to OECD figures.

Irish people pay more for medicine that any other EU country

Irish people pay more for medicines than any other country in the EU, according to OECD figures.

We paid €642 per capita on drugs, compared to the OECD average of €458.

The figures which are detailed in the Sunday Business Post put Ireland third in the developed world when it comes to spending on medicines.

That's in spite of a deal negotiated by government with the pharmaceutical companies that was supposed to bring down costs.

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