Ireland introduced compulsory generic medicines substitution in 2013, leading to significant changes in medicine usage here.

Much American branded medication was replaced by the more affordable, but equally effective, generic type. Most Irish people getting prescription medicines these days will opt for ‘generic’ medication. Teva, an Israeli multinational, are the market leaders in this off-patent field.

With that background in mind, a tweet by @karenievers on X drew my attention to Friends of Palestine Ireland (FOPI).

FOPI are campaigning to boycott Israeli-owned Teva, the major Irish-based generic drug producer. Irish & Northern Irish citizens are encouraged to email chemists to de-stock only Teva products (by using their pinpoint location targeting map).

Why segregate this company from the pharmaceutical pack? Why not boycott GSK or Sanofi and other corporate giants selling drugs in Gaza and the West Bank? https://interpharm.ps/product/1

There are significant issues for chemists with such a simplistic, de-stocking strategy.

1) loss of many customers seeking cheaper drugs in these inflationary times.

2) valuable time spent to source (un-named)........

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