Irish Pharmacist speaks with pharmacist Eamonn Brady about working in care homes during the height of Covid-19 Eamonn Brady owns two pharmacies in Mullingar, having…
Trust to be the focus of World Pharmacists Day 2021
‘Pharmacy: Always trusted for your health’ will be the theme of World Pharmacists Day on 25 September, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) announced recently. Trust…
Personalised medications may be possible with 3D printing
Customised medicines could one day be manufactured to patients’ individual needs, with University of East Anglia (UEA) researchers investigating technology to 3D ‘print’ pills. The team, including Dr Andy Gleadall and…
More than two-thirds of the public may now have hand dermatitis due to stringent hand washing during Covid-19
The dermatological impact of Covid-19 was a hot topic at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) 2021 Spring Symposium. New research presented at…
Research reveals human immune system reduces potency of antibiotics
Recent research from the University of Kent’s School of Biosciences has revealed that a molecule produced by the human immune system can severely diminish the…
Growing evidence points to a unique infectious profile in Covid-19
A comprehensive review into what we know about Covid-19 and the way it functions suggests the virus has a unique infectious profile, which explains why…
NUI Galway to expand clinical trials for diabetes, primary care and chronic disease
People with diabetes and patients with chronic disease and those who use primary care are set to benefit from the expansion of clinical trials at…
New findings on the role of the gut microbiota in inflammatory skin diseases
Recent findings suggest that an imbalance in gut microbiota (dysbiosis), could play a significant role in the progression of inflammatory skin disease, Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS).…
Professional contractors ‘better paid and happier’ compared to employee equivalents — research
Ireland’s first ever research report on the country’s ‘project economy’ and the high-skilled independent professional contractor has indicated that the medical locum sector is the…
Pharmacists call for urgent clarity on when they can begin vaccinating against Covid-19
Pharmacists across the country are still “in the dark” as to when they can begin administering the Covid-19 vaccine. This is according to the Irish…
Researchers work on repurposing drugs to manage early-stage Covid-19 progression
Researchers from VA Boston Healthcare System, the University of Cambridge, EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), and Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) have used a large-scale…
‘Postcode lottery’ within HSE could slow down vaccine roll-out for priority groups
The roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine in Ireland could be slowed down by a ‘postcode lottery’ that has developed within the HSE. This warning was…
Covid transmission influenced by blood transmission rules — research
Accumulated evidence worldwide shows that blood type affects the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, with blood Type O being less susceptible and non-O blood types more…
NUIG discovery on ‘silent killer’ could ‘profoundly change care for patients’
New research led by a professor at NUI Galway is set to change how some patients with high blood pressure are treated. The study by…
Questions raised over long-term patient access to medicines due to import and export delays impacting island of Ireland
Medicines for Ireland (MFI), the Irish pharmaceutical trade association and the supplier of the majority of medicines in Ireland to the HSE and patients directly,…
MMP completes evaluation of preferred glucose test strips
The HSE’s Medicines Management Programme (MMP) has announced that it has completed an evaluation to identify the preferred blood glucose test strips (BGTS) for adults…
European Association of Hospital Pharmacists launches latest Needs Assessment Survey
Every year, the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) seeks input from the hospital pharmacy community for its future congresses via the Needs Assessment Survey,…
International Pharmaceutical Federation launches wide range of digital events
In place of a congress this year, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has launched a new programme of digital events in order to provide pharmacists…
Haven and Totalhealth Pharmacy groups set to merge
The two leading groups of independent, locally Irish-owned pharmacies, Totalhealth Pharmacy (Totalhealth) and Haven Pharmacy (Haven), have agreed to merge, following the approval of members.…
Irish digital pharmacy launches first payment plan for long-term contraception methods
Digital pharmacy service Healthwave has launched Ireland’s first pharmacy-led payment plan for long-term contraceptive methods. The launch marks the first year of Healthwave’s female-focused initiative…
Study uncovers relationship between travel and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants
Anna Wedderburn reports on a recent Irish study that demonstrated the link between the second wave of Covid-19 and international travel A study led by…
New research offers hope for improved treatment of infants with eczema
from Trinity College Dublin and Children’s Health Ireland, Crumlin, offers hope for the improved treatment of infants with eczema. The research showed that corticosteroid treatments…
EAHP issues opinion focused on the application of medical device regulations
Medical devices are an essential part of the delivery of high-quality healthcare to patients all across Europe. In many countries, their procurement and management in…
RCSI School of Pharmacy researchers discover new way to halt excessive inflammation
RCSI researchers have discovered a new way to ‘put the brakes’ on excessive inflammation by regulating a type of white blood cell that is critical…
Call for pharmacists to be utilised to stop vaccine targets being missed
As the HSE struggled to meet its Covid-19 vaccine campaign targets, the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) urged the Minister for Health to boost vaccination capacity…
Findings of health behaviour in school-aged children shows fewer children using substances
Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and National Drugs Strategy Frank Feighan TD recently launched the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC)…
Trinity scientists find that binding iron improves the effect of the anti-tuberculosis drug
Although tuberculosis, or TB, killed nearly as many people as Covid-19 (approx 1.8 million) in 2020, it did not receive as much media and public…
Falsified medicine directive aiding pharmacy management — IMVO
Medicines scanning under the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) is making a positive difference to pharmacy management, according to a recent survey by the Irish Medicines…
Covid-19 risk increases with airborne pollen — research
Increased pollen concentrations correlate with higher SARS-CoV-2 infection rates, recent research has concluded. When airborne pollen levels are higher, increased SARS-CoV-2 infection rates can be…
M.Pharm students
Call for expressions of interest to facilitate placements for M.Pharm students APPEL (Affiliation for Pharmacy Practice Experiential Learning) has announced it is now seeking expressions of…