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Medicines for Ireland (MFI) has recently published its General Election manifesto, setting out the critical need...

Brief interventions for tobacco cessation: A toolkit for pharmacists has been published by the International Pharmaceutical...

New obesity research published recently has shown that 23 per cent weight loss, a 94 per...

The roll-out of the recently-announced free HRT scheme is increasingly threatened by the ongoing shortages in...

In the run-up to Election 2024, the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) urged voters to ask candidates...

Dr Alan Moran on the lesser-known but impressive BYD Seal I’d like to think BYD has...

gut health. A synopsis of gastrointestinal health and illness, including the role of gut microbiota and...

Damien O’Brien MPSI provides a clinical overview of coughs and colds, including preventive measures and treatments...

Emerging research suggests that probiotics, particularly strains of lactobacillus, may help restore and maintain a healthy...

Women’s health is a broad category that includes health issues that are unique to women (e.g....

Ultan Molloy reflects on pharmacists being ‘entitled’ to business and some money finally flowing into the...

Terry Maguire recounts how a colleague got himself into hot water due to an adverse event...

Fintan Moore on the mixed bag of good and bad that came from the Covid crisis...

Nine out of ten overdose deaths involve prescribed or OTC medicines, writes Dr Des Corrigan The...

The HPRA’s latest annual report outlines a number of areas of focus, with medicine availability still...

Leonie Clarke, Chief Executive, Irish Medicines Verification Organisation Introduction The Irish Medicines Verification System, which was...

A strong line-up of finalists has been announced for this year’s awards The finalists for this...