Teva 'disappointed' by Irish consultants' boycott of its pharmaceuticals, company tells 'Post'

NOVEMBER 8, 2026 22:31Teva Pharmaceuticals is "disappointed" by the Irish Hospital Consultants Association's decision to boycott its products, the Israeli company told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.The Irish consultants’ representative body passed a motion last week encouraging a boycott of products made by the Teva Pharmaceuticals, and urging members to avoid prescribing, administering, or using Teva Pharmaceuticals’ products “where clinically appropriate and equivalent alternatives are available” and as long as it does not compromise patient safety, continuity of treatment, or clinical outcomes.A full prescription boycott would affect 12.5% of all prescriptions in Ireland (the amount estimated to be produced by Teva).The motion, according to the Irish Examiner, said it would support and defend clinicians who choose not to use the products on "ethical grounds."Teva told the Post that it is proud to have been producing medicines in Ireland for over 30 years - medicines that patients and healthcare professionals "rely on every day both here and around the world." (ILLUSTRATIVE) DEMONSTRATORS HOLD banners in support of Palestinians during a protest in relation to the ceasefire in Gaza, in Dublin, Ireland, February 21, 2026. (credit: REUTERS/CLODAGH KILCOYNE)"Healthcare shouldn't be politicized, and treatment decisions should be guided by clinical evidence, patient need, and professional judgment," Teva said."Any action that seeks to restrict access to medicines for reasons unrelated to patient care risks undermining the principle that patients should receive the treatment most appropriate for their condition."Teva says it remains committed to working constructively with Irish healthcare professionalsWhile Teva said it respectfully disagrees with the decision, it told the Post it remains committed to working constructively with healthcare professionals across Ireland and to supporting patients through the "consistent supply of high-quality medicines."The motion said the position was being taken as Teva Pharmaceuticals faces “significant ethical concern and international scrutiny in the context of the ongoing conflict” in Gaza.“These concerns have led healthcare professionals in Ireland and internationally to question the continued use and procurement of Teva products where clinically appropriate alternatives are available,” it said.The motion was proposed by Irish consultant Thomas Donnelly following concerns over Israel's actions in Gaza.“As a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, I have treated families from Gaza whose injuries are devastating and will require lifelong management,” Donnelly said, according to the Irish Examiner.“To then contemplate that products I prescribe or administer could, even indirectly, contribute to further bombardments is unconscionable.Donnelly: 'I cannot in good conscience use Teva Pharmaceuticals products'"Where a clinically appropriate alternative exists, I cannot in good conscience use Teva Pharmaceuticals products, which is why I proposed the motion and I welcome the IHCA's commitment to defend clinicians who take that position in good faith," he reportedly said.Teva Ireland's own website describes it as one of the largest suppliers of prescription medicines to the HSE and says one in eight prescription packs supplied to Irish pharmacies is a Teva medicine.Just weeks ago, the UK’s Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Pharmacy also cut ties with Teva UK, the British arm of Teva Pharmaceuticals. Both ended the commercial partnership (sponsorship and exhibition presence, for example) rather than boycotting the products themselves.Follow us on Google