Following the Money
Catherine Reilly reports that a draft technical accounting review found how non-drug costs under the National Hepatitis C Treatment Programme were recorded as drug expenditure,…
The Disease is relentless and Devastating
August marked one year since a new outbreak of Ebola was declared in the Congo. David Lynch examines national and international reactions to the crisis…
Restructuring Research Ethics
New legislation, which will reform the area of research ethics committees, is imminent. Paul Mulholland reports on why experts believe such reform is necessary Recently,…
Learning for Work & Life
An interview with a Preceptor Pharmacist on their experience of supporting a fourth-year pharmacy student on an experiential learning placement The new integrated MPharm programme…
Thar an gcuntar as Gaeilge September 2019
Tar éis deireadh seachtaine fada is minic a bhíonn sé deacair dul ar ais ag obair. Mar chógaiseoir táim i gcónaí aireach ach go hairithe…
Thar an gcuntar as Gaeilge September 2019
An tseachtain seo caite d’fhógair méféin agus mo chailín ár rannpháirtíocht agus muid ar laethantasaoire i gCorcaigh. Chuir sé seo iontas orm faoi mo thodhchaíagus…
‘No bread is better than half a loaf’
It has become too easy for young people to become obese and harder for them to access physical exercise, writes Ultan Molloy I met up…
You Cannot be Serious
A recent column in the mainstream media prompted Dr Des Corrigan to look at the issues in using esketamine to treat depression I recently had a…
Behave & Change
Terry Maguire assesses the pros and cons of a ‘sin tax’, the post-Brexit landscape in terms of public health, and how pharmacists can make a…
Closing time?
Fintan Moore reflects on 20 years of trials and tribulations and the importance of not letting your pharmacy ‘own’ you Running your own pharmacy is…
The minefield of mental health
September 2019 The phrase ‘treat the person, not the disease’ has become a bit of a cliché in recent years. It rolls off the tongue…
