As the weather improves and people venture out more often for exercise, increased presentations with muscle aches and strains in the pharmacy can be expected...
Features
‘Herbal’ treatments for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
DR DES CORRIGAN LOOKS AT THE CLAIMS MADE FOR TREATING NAFLD WITH HERBAL REMEDIES I have written previously about a 'popup' ad for a herbal...
The Environmental Costs of drug use and addiction
Dr Des Corrigan highlights the damage done to our environment by the human quest for chemical intoxication Most of us have some awareness of the...
A Herbal Cure for hangovers
Dr Des Corrigan looks at the science behind herbal solutions for the predictable problem of January hangovers “The year began with lunch” — so begins...
The Pharmacology of Christmas presents
Dr Des Corrigan examines the symbolic and therapeutic qualities of the gifts given by the Three Wise Men The first Christmas presents were probably those...
The Health Effects of Exotic Red Teas
Dr Des Corrigan puts the kettle on and looks at the properties of a variety of teas A relatively trivial if upsetting consequence of “The...
The Impact of Spices on Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
Dr Des Corrigan adds a little spice to the research on the potential benefits of some dual-use plants "Lose weight!” was the blunt response by...
Pack Animals
FINTAN MOORE TAKES AN IMAGINARY TRIP INTO THE BOARDROOM WHERE PACKAGING DESIGNS ARE APPROVED I would like you to picture the following scene — it’s...
The Know-nothing Know-it-alls
It may be a hopeless task to try to convince anti-vaxxers of the error of their ways, writes Fintan Moore We have learned a lot...
A New Improved Year?
Fintan Moore observes that while 2020 was a year to be forgotten, it also spawned advances and accelerated change It’s safe to say that most...
Go Forth and Multiply
Fintan Moore considers work-life balance, happiness (or lack thereof) in the pharmacy, and mechanical sloth scanners There are different reasons why people choose to own...
Fronting Up
With a new lockdown now in place, Fintan Moore considers how ‘battle fatigue’ is setting in for a lot of people So we’re now seven...
Refereeing the breakdown
Fintan Moore looks at the debate on breaks to reduce pharmacist fatigue and finds that there are more layers to this onion A topic of...
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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...
We need to neutralise any would be anti-vaxxer-in-chief
VACCINE HESITANCY WILL INCREASE AS WE EXTEND BEYOND THE HIGH-RISK GROUPS, WRITES TERRY MAGUIRE Medical scientists are more positive than they have been for months....
Is Covid-19 orthodoxy abusing science and killing free speech?
There is a worrying trend towards ignoring facts and free speech in favour of self-righteousness over Covid-19, writes Terry Maguire Listening to a local morning...
Continuing to educate pharmacists
Terry Maguire ponders what may become a permanent fixture — virtual CPD meetings for pharmacists News that RoI’s medicines regulator has granted an OTC licence...
A Workforce in Crisis
Terry Maguire reflects on the scant reasons to be cheerful arising from the statistics in the recently-published pharmacy workforce review 2019 Never aspiring to be...
Vested interest means Boris Johnson has a fat chance of getting us thin
Terry Maguire chews the fat on the powers behind the obesity epidemic UK PM Boris Johnson contracted Covid-19 back in March and suffered significant symptoms,...
Statins are they really good?
Terry Maguire looks more closely at the evidence for statin use, including the potential side-effects I came to statin treatment in a bizarre way. I...
Another five weeks
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CREAKING UNDER THE STRAIN OF THE LATEST LOCKDOWN EXTENSION, WRITES ULTAN MOLLOY As I write this, I’m told that we...
Covid comes home for Christmas
Ultan Molloy counts the cost of having a christmas guest who was a close contact with a covid-positive person What a January it has been...
How very Nazi of you Patricia…
We are in uncharted territory when it comes to Covid vaccine uptake, writes Ultan Molloy Yes, I nearly actually ‘went there’ recently in response to...
‘Stupid’ patients and ‘stupid’ questions
Perhaps a pharmacist’s need to feel heard as a healthcare professional is best served by first empathically hearing the patient’s perspective, ponders Ultan Molloy Patients...
A man holding a thesaurus meanders into a tavern…
‘It’s only words’, but how we use them to manage interactions at the pharmacy counter is important, writes Ultan Molloy I’m reminded after a recent...
A big month for Irish Pharmacy
Ultan Molloy discusses whether some recent developments will turn out to be good for pharmacists and their patients What a big month September was for...