Hybrid Renault estate is great crossover alternative
Morgan Flanagan Creagh reviews the Renault Megane E-Tech Sport Tourer The plug-in hybrid, Renault Megane Sport Tourer I tested last week is a very well-priced…
Vitamins, minerals and natural medicines
A review of the evidence for the benefits of supplementation on overall health Natural medicines have grown in popularity in recent years and have been…
Overview of Coeliac Disease
A clinical overview of the causes, diagnosis and management of coeliac disease Coeliac disease (CD) is a serious illness that affects both adults and children.…
Problems and solutions in pain management
Eamonn Brady MPSI takes a clinical look at headaches, including how to distinguish the different types and how to treat the resulting pain One of…
Keeping good company
Looking after your business and the performance of your staff can bring breakthroughs in skill development and self-awareness, writes Ultan Molloy Having seen the way…
50 Years of Drug Prohibition in the UK
Terry Maguire reviews the contents of the UK’s Misuse of Drugs act on the 50th anniversary of its introduction As a service, we had failed…
Five ‘Herbs’ for Weak Urinary Flow
Dr Des Corrigan compares ‘natural’ vs ‘herbal’ when it comes to commonly-advertised products Another month, another pop-up ad, this time for a product claiming to…
Vaccination Nation
Fintan Moore ponders the ‘Expression of interest’ form and the myriad of potential responses to its questions After being a bit slow to get going,…
Player power: No Coke and a smile
As Fintan Moore touched on in his column of this issue, soccer star Ronaldo made a spontaneous and unexpected gesture at a press conference during…
Plugging the gaps in medicine supply to hospital pharmacies
25th EAHP Congress 2021 The congress also heard from Prof Stefan Groesser of the Bern University of Applied Sciences, and Dr Helena Jenzer of the…
The hospital pharmacy career conundrum
25th EAHP Congress 2021 The Congress also heard from Ms Helena Farinha of Egas Moniz Hospital-Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental/Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society, and Dr Steffen…
From the basement to the bedside
25th EAHP Congress 2021 The Congress also heard from Prof Isabel Spriet, Head of the Clinical Pharmacy Department at University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium, and…
25th EAHP Congress 2021 — Hospital Pharmacy 5.0 – The Future of Patient Care
Rise of the machines This year’s 25th Congress of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) heard a range of presentations by specialists in their…
1.6 million units of illegal medicines detained in 2020
HPRA ‘concerned’ about data that show a major increase in amount of illegal medicines The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has expressed its concern at…
42% of men have delayed seeking advice on health concerns — research
Ahead of Men’s Health Week on 14 June, research was released which showed that 42 per cent of men surveyed had put off seeking advice…
EAHP adopts position paper on pharmacy preparations and compounding
In October 2020, the member organisations of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) adopted a new position paper on pharmacy preparations and compounding. The…
Pharmacists and pharmacy staff ‘experiencing unexplained delays’ receiving second vaccine dose
The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) has expressed concern that many pharmacists and pharmacy staff are experiencing unexplained delays receiving a second dose of the Covid-19…
Low levels of omega-3 associated with higher risk of psychosis — RCSI research
New research has found that adolescents with higher levels of an omega-3 fatty acid in their blood were less likely to develop a psychotic disorder…
‘Significant price differential’ between generic medicines and non-generic medicines — Medicines for Ireland report
Very significant differentials between the price paid by the State for generic medicines versus non-generic medicines have been published in a new report from Medicines…
Pharmacists urged to take bigger role in preventing disease and deaths from poor nutrition and obesity with new FIP toolkit
There is an urgent need for the entire healthcare workforce to be involved in efforts to improve diet and physical activity across populations, the International…
Advice on codeine supply helping to reduce overdoses — new research
The PSI has welcomed new research from University College Cork and the National Suicide Research Foundation, which indicates that the pharmacy regulator’s guidance for pharmacists…
HPRA interrupts supply of fake Covid-19 tests targeted at Irish consumers and businesses
Potentially counterfeit Covid-19 tests have been offered for sale to Irish individuals and businesses, the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has confirmed. A spokesperson for…