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Features
The pharmacology of Christmas cake
Dr Des Corrigan wants to focus specifically on the health effects of almonds, and whether you use almond paste or marzipan, though regardless, watch out...
Sewer Sign
Dr Des Corrigan examines what wastewater analysis can tell us about our drug-taking habits Newspaper reports of a conference on ‘environment, health and wellbeing’ hosted...
Herbs for use in psychiatry
Dr Des Corrigan writes that there is plenty of ongoing research in this area and it continues to churn out some surprises Clinician guidelines for...
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...
A chemist’s idea of Utopia — to a tee
Fintan Moore dreams of pharmacy heaven where he has a back-up generator, everybody knows how to make a nice cup of tea, nobody eats tuna...
Two Cheers For Expanded Roles
Doling out more work to pharmacists is fine in theory, but the problem is they’re already struggling with existing demands, writes Fintan Moore It has...
Skin in the game
Years of experience as a community pharmacist have taught me how to recognise various skin rashes whether they be cold sores, shingles, or hand, foot...
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...
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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...
Humbug to Operation Pangea
Terry Maguire examines the issues of counterfeit medicine and dispensing errors in the pharmacy, and though the law regarding the regulation of medicines has been...
All in the mind
Terry Maguire says psychedelics may be making a return, but beware of hippy marketeers hell-bent on altering the narrative of their own past When I...
‘Phossy jaw’ and a possible family connection
Terry Maguire says Sir Alexander Maguire may be his best shot at having a famous ancestor Consistent with the current paradigm of victims seeking retribution...
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...
The Lowdown of Sugar Highs
The world and society really do push us in a dietary direction that is unhelpful, writes Ultan Molloy After a weekend ‘off the (dietary) wagon’,...
Ensure your body passes its NCT
And it’s not just a question of dispensing medicines, writes Ultan Molloy, but also a process of retraining and education I read somewhere before, “If...
Working hard on the work-life balance
Shorter working weeks seem to lend themselves to better work-life integration, and people are presenting as more relaxed and refreshed when they are with us,...
‘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...
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