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Registration open for 28th EAHP congress

Registration is now open for the 28th EAHP Annual Congress on Sustainable healthcare – Opportunities and…

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Budget 2024: Investing in Community Pharmacies a Priority, says IPU

Budget 2024 should be used as an opportunity to address the underfunding of Ireland’s community pharmacy…

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Public survey on medicines administration services in pharmacies

PSI, the pharmacy regulator, is carrying out a survey with the public to learn more about some of the services…

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New prostate cancer biomarkers provide hope to millions of men

Trinity researchers – as part of an international team of scientists – have identified three new biomarkers…

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€2.4m grant lined up for RCSI researcher to advance  research on deprescribing medicines using big data

Dr Frank Moriarty, Senior Lecturer at RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, has received…

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DCU scientists develop blood test to predict response to breast cancer treatment

A blood test that can identify which patients will respond to breast cancer therapies has been developed…

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Clinicians publish first guidelines for treating patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia

A collaborative group led by Trinity researchers has published the first guidelines for treating…

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44% of pharmacists anxious about Oncology move to high tech hub

A recent Accord Healthcare Ireland with Pharmabuddy shows that 44% of Irish pharmacists are anxious…

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Revealed: Overwhelming public support for expanding the role of pharmacies

There is overwhelming public support for plans to allow pharmacists to prescribe medicines for minor…

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FIP vaccination resource highlights the value of taking a ‘life-course approach’

A toolkit that encourages implementation of a ‘life-course approach’ to vaccination by the…

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Expert taskforce to support expansion of pharmacist roles

The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) has welcomed the announcement that an expert taskforce to support the…

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A new bacterial blueprint to aid in the war on antibiotic resistance

A team of scientists from around the globe, including those from Trinity College Dublin, has gained high-res…

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Don’t miss the Future of pharmacIE!

APPEL’s (Affiliation for Pharmacy Practice Experiential Learning) exclusive careers event, Future of…

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Medicine shortages reach record high as problem continues to escalate

Shortages increased by 95 medicines since January, up 45 per cent in six months, 81 per cent in 12 months…

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PSI welcomes higher education authority report on building capacity in higher education for pharmacy programmes

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI), the pharmacy regulator, welcomes the announcement of the potential for…

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Queen’s researchers create new 4d printed implants for efficient breast cancer management

Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have created personalised 4D printed “smart” implants for breast cancer…

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Breakthrough finds cold plasma boosts antibiotics, which could provide solution to antibiotic resistance

New research led by Queen’s University Belfast in collaboration with Thomas Jefferson University,…

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Former pharmacist appointed COO at Beacon Hospital

Ms Jacqueline Robinson, a pharmacist by clinical background, has been appointed Chief Operations Officer (COO)…

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OPEN framework extended to a wider range of medicines

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has expanded the scope of the OPEN initiative from Covid-19 vaccines and…

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Government approval for inquiry into historical use of sodium valproate

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has secured Government approval to progress a non-statutory inquiry into…

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IPU welcomes findings to increase pharmacist undergraduate places

The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) has welcomed the Higher Education Authority’s (HEA) findings that there is…

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University of Galway researchers develop new approach in study of cancer vaccine design

University of Galway researchers have developed a modular approach to vaccine synthesis, potentially…

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Medicine shortages: DOH says ‘continuity of treatment can be assured through the use of alternative products’

The Department of Health has said it would like to assure members of the public concerned by medicines…

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New anticoagulants discovered in Trinity may help treat sepsis and Covid-19

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have just discovered that the drug dimethylfumarate can block blood…

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Nine appointments by minister for health to the council of the pharmacy regulator

The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has appointed nine members to the Council of the…

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Inhaled Beta-2 agonists ‘not associated with a lower risk of Parkinson’s’

Beta-2 agonists are bronchodilators commonly used in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive…

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University of Limerick research shows personalised care approach to back pain is ‘highly effective’

A new study has offered conclusive evidence that a personalised care approach for back pain can have significant…

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Pharmacy regulator recruiting for disciplinary committees and focus groups

The PSI is encouraging pharmacists to consider participating in online focus groups this July as part of the…

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PSI publishes 2022 annual report

The Pharmacy Regulator has published its annual report for 2022, outlining the work undertaken by the…

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Two new resources to help pharmacists tackle non-communicable diseases caused by tobacco now available

On World No Tobacco Day in May, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) published a new handbook…

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