We simply cannot turn our backs on the genocide in the occupied territories of Palestine.

Teva Pharmaceuticals are listed by the Who Profits Research Center, as a company which has the advantages generated by the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands allowing the company to exploit the Palestinian market. (see https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/4212?teva-pharmaceutical-industries)

Teva are present in the Irish market for pharmaceuticals. A search of the Health Product Regulatory Authority database of medications licensed for humans shows that there are 277 medications with the word “Teva” in their name.

Many medications in this database have a symbol showing that they are interchangeable. The first step people can take is to ask whether there is an alternative that they can take, and many patients are doing that. People who are making decisions on which medications to prescribe or dispense should also take it on themselves to choose alternatives.

In some cases there are very little alternatives to Teva products, This is partly because in the small marked for medications in Ireland some of the mergers and acquisitions that have occurred in the pharma sector have meant that there is not much competition with some products, and some of the generic manufacturers which Teva bought up were specialists in these niche areas. This has also had the knock on effect that a combination respiratory product that was being marketed by Teva has been unavailable for over a year – so in fact they have been boycotting us!

However in most cases, there are alternatives, so ask your doctor or pharmacist to use them!