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Fortune
Ryan Hogg

Viagra and Mounjaro panic-buying could explain Ireland's 200% export surge to U.S.

People walking by Viagra Connect ad seen in The Boots Pharmacy window in Dublin during Level 5 Covid-19 lockdown. On Thursday, 28 January, 2021, in Dublin, Ireland. (Credit: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Ireland’s tranche of American multinationals is likely behind an aggressive surge in exports from the country back to the U.S., as companies like Pfizer and Eli Lilly scrambled to ship their Viagra and Mounjaro (Zepbound) to the States before a tariff onslaught. 

The Eurozone member’s economy expanded by 3.2% in the first quarter of 2025, according to data released on Tuesday by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Compared with the same quarter in 2024, the Irish economy expanded by 13.3%. 

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