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The drug of jihad
The ‘Jihadi pill’ is now a key part of the terrorist’s pharmacopoeia, writes Dr Des Corrigan...
HHC – a ‘new’ semi-synthetic cannabinoid coming to a young person near you
Dr Des Corrigan analyses the significant gaps in our knowledge of HHC and other SSCs that are predicted to emerge...
A ‘No-Mow May’ meltdown
Dr Des Corrigan loses the plot at the suggestion he allow dandelions to take over his garden, but it led him to...
The health effects of summer berries
In a summer mood, Dr Des Corrigan investigates the potential therapeutic properties of the humble strawberry...
Mounting Concern over Veterinary Sedative Risks in Injecting Drug Users
Dr Des Corrigan reports on the growing problem of drug users incorporating Xylazine to extend their...
Taking Drug Decriminalisation Seriously…or Maybe Not
As the debate about drug decriminalisation raises its head again, Dr Des Corrigan hopes the...
Working in vein
Pharmacists are trained to offer advice on the treatment of a variety of ailments – anything from...
Salaries for a nation-sized workload
There are obvious areas where the HSE could make changes to do a better job with fewer staff, but let’s not hold...
Good Work
There are many professions where graduates can be easily lured towards the 'dark side' but pharmacy is...
The Missing Link
The success of pharmacists administering flu and Covid vaccines makes Fintan Moore wonder if this...
THE CAVALRY AREN’T COMING
ust as no single snowflake is to blame for the avalanche, every single individual admin task is...
Food for Thought
There is a case to be made for a cheap, well-balanced pregnancy supplement available on the GMS...
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Dé Domhnaigh seo caite, léigh mé alt suimiúil bunaithe ar an nanaitheicneolaÃocht agus a hacmhainneacht sa troid in aghaidh SARS-CoV-2. An Saotharlann NEIDL in Ollscoil...
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Mar is eol dúinn, tá brú ar an rialtas comhairle a chur ar fháil mar gheall arbreis vitimÃn D a thógáil mar chosaint ar CoVid...
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Le déanaÃ, d’fhógair comhlacht Indiach ‘Serum Institute of India’ go dtáirgfidh siad 60 milliún dáileoga i mbliana, de vacsaÃn indéanta don galar ‘CoVid 19’. Tá...
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Ciorcal an imnà i gcomparáid ciorcal faoi do smacht Samhlaigh clár dairt nó sprioc cosúil leis, is é an imlÃne is faide amach ciorcal d’imnÃ....
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Ról an Chógaiseora san Éigeandáil Dhomhanda Mar chógaiseoir caithimid an lá ar fad ag plé agus ag déanamh cinneadh. Ó am go ham athraÃonn sé...
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Agus mé ag scrÃobh an t-alt seo, nÃl muid ach cúpla lá amach ón toghchán. Tá an saol ‘s a mháthair ag súil le toradh...
The lost ‘war on drugs’
Heroin assisted treatment is coming, but will it reduce drug harms? asks Terry Maguire...
Domestic violence in the pharmacy
A violent incident in the pharmacy prompted Terry Maguire to go into ‘teacher mode’...
Wegovy: Panacea For our Obesity epidemic?
Terry Maguire evaluates the road ahead for Wegovy, a weight-loss drug that we will all be familiar with soon enough...
VAPING: WE’RE BEING FOOLED AGAIN
The way e-cigarette products are being marketed and lobbied for is straight out of the Big Tobacco...
The Expectation Effect: a Pious Fraud?
The treatment journey of a friend with Stage 4 cancer got Terry Maguire wondering about the power of the placebo...
Fat Profits or a Fat Lip for pharma?
Terry Maguire looks at the effects of a new weight loss drug and how it compares with its predecessors...
‘And just like that’ on the receiving end of healthcare
Being on the receiving end of all kinds of healthcare professionals brings more questions than answers, writes Ultan Molloy...
Meeting people ‘Where they are at’
It is important when we interact with our patients and others that we are aware of where they are in their lives, writes Ultan Molloy...
Let the festivities begin
Heading off to the Glastonbury festival with the 'Glasto Cowboys' leaves Ultan Molloy with mixed feelings about...
‘Above ground and fighting back’
Ultan Molloy takes a 'helicopter view' of locums with fresh ideas, the allure of retirement and relationships...
The pharmacy care conundrum
We sometimes need to let some patients go elsewhere for the sake of our own integrity and duty of care,...
The Catchers in the Rye
The ability to give critical but constructive feedback has been diminished for fear of hurting...
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Case Study: Dry skin, dermatitis, and eczema
There are many causes of dry skin. Among the most common causes are conditions like dermatitis...
