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Features
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...
Brahmi: An Ayurvedic Answer to Alzheimer’s Disease?
This month’s article was inspired by a recent visit to a branch of an Australian chain of DIY/gardening ...
The Health Effects of Christmas Dinner
Dr Des Corrigan counts the Christmas calories and looks at the properties of that most controversial of vegetables..
Syringe Analysis Project Reveals Worrying Drug Use Trends
Dr Des Corrigan reviews the findings of a HSE report on the residual contents of syringes returned...
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...
Stationary Using Stationery
With the pharmacist's job becoming increasingly admin-heavy, Fintan Moore wonders if this opens up new...
Cheap, But Not Cheerful
The simple fact is that a lot of medicines on the Irish market are now too cheap and money may be...
Pricewatch Praise Shocker
It was nice for once to see a benevolent mention in the consumer press than the usual negative narrative about community pharmacy The relationship between...
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Dé Domhnaigh seo caite, léigh mé alt suimiúil bunaithe ar an nanaitheicneolaíocht 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 vitimín D a thógáil mar chosaint ar CoVid...
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Le déanaí, d’fhógair comhlacht Indiach ‘Serum Institute of India’ go dtáirgfidh siad 60 milliún dáileoga i mbliana, de vacsaín indéanta don galar ‘CoVid 19’. Tá...
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Ciorcal an imní i gcomparáid ciorcal faoi do smacht Samhlaigh clár dairt nó sprioc cosúil leis, is é an imlíne is faide amach ciorcal d’imní....
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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 athraíonn sé...
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Agus mé ag scríobh an t-alt seo, níl muid ach cúpla lá amach ón toghchán. Tá an saol ‘s a mháthair ag súil le toradh...
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...
The Cost of failing to transform the pharmacy network
Lessons need to be learned from the media hysteria created by some tragic child deaths in the UK and the Pharmacy ...
The Ups and Downs of Ivermectin
Terry Maguire balances the hype around ivermectin against the scientific facts and clinical...
Covid-19 Vaccines; How Safe And Efficacious Are They?
Vaccines. We can ask objective scientific questions about the safety and efficacy of the Covid-19...
‘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...
‘You Can Contact Them If You Want For A Prescription’
Even with the best technicians and support staff, as we have, there still has to be significant pharmacist...
‘Ode To Joy’ For The Pharmacy Profession
Pharmacy Profession. Ultan Molloy reflects on the causes of pharmacist burnout and takes stock...
Counter Measures
Ultan Molloy Ponders The Conundrum Of Keeping A Workforce Happy And Inspired While Still Running...
Latest CPD Module
Case Study: Dry skin, dermatitis, and eczema
There are many causes of dry skin. Among the most common causes are conditions like dermatitis...
