Affordable Medicines Ireland

Who is AMI?

Affordable Medicines Ireland is a non-profit organization which represents all active Parallel Importers. AMI is involved in maintaining the protection and development of the members and strives to keep the highest professional standards within the industry.

Parallel trade

Find out about the flow of goods and the legal framework under which parallel trade operates.

The benefits of parallel trade

Companies involved in parallel distribution are able to source medicines from countries with lower price and import those to provide savings for the Irish healthcare system.

At present parallel distribution is the only competition for patent protected medicines.