Admitting A Mistake, Terry Maguire Acknowledges That We Need To Be More Supportive…
Music Festivals More About ‘crack’ & Less About The Craic?
Dr Des Corrigan Looks At The Drugs That Will Be On Party-Goers’ Wish-Lists This Summer…
Staying Positive
I don’t know where to start. Covid really is the virus that just keeps on giving, isn’t it, and now…
Spices as medicines
The problem with clichés is that they are invariably and frustratingly true. Thus, the saying ‘let food…
Getting ‘served’ In The Pharmacy
Just as calm was slowly being restored to the pharmacy network after 20 long months of Covid-19…
The Pharmacy Field
Most of you will be familiar with John B Keane’s famous story The Field, in which the main character…
The Rise Of Extremism
the past two years? In this issue, Terry Maguire writes about the emerging trend in the…
AT A CROSSROADS
Well, how’s everyone! Great to be back from my holidays at this point… I wish! Taking a breaK…
LISTENING TO THE EXPERTS
late December, as the Christmas tree lights twinkled in windows along our street and I should…
Using psychedelics in modern psychiatry – A case of Déjà vu all over again
For many years I have been an avid collector of quotations and compendia thereof…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
We would like to share some encouraging updates in response to your February 2022…
COUNTING THE COST OF COVID
As the old saying goes, ‘we both knew this day would come’. Covid is now beginning to fade…
How effective is Ginger in Arthritis?
Ginger is one of my favourite dual-purpose medicinal/ spice plants. I love the smell and pungency…
What Are You Doing About Climate Change?
As COP26 brought traffic chaos and 100 per cent hotel bed-occupancy to Glasgow last November…
AFTER THE BAWL IS OVER
At time of writing, the votes have been cast in this year’s round of IPU elections, so it’s now just…
After The Bawl Is Over
At time of writing, the votes have been cast in this year’s round of IPU elections, so it’s now…
What are you doing about climate change?
As COP26 brought traffic chaos and 100 per cent hotel bed-occupancy to Glasgow last November…
Letter To The Editor
It is widely acknowledged that pharmacy is experiencing difficulty with recruitment and retention. However, the description…
Will it ever end?
Lockdowns, social restrictions and vaccinations have not solved covid and customers are asking questions that can’t be answered, writes Ultan Molloy. As I write this,…
Hallucinogenic “Herbs of the gods” subject of food safety alert
Dr Des Corrgian looks at some of the take-home points from FSAI alerts and the traditional and modern use of Auahuasca The various alerts from…
The cost of everything; The value of nothing
There is a clear value from pharmacist involvement in supplying ehc but commissioners need to start paying properly for the service, writes Terry Maguire Accusations…
Ladies who lift
Fintan Moore puts hid reporter’s cap on and examines what attributes to become a successful career shoplifter People often worry nowadays that with the increased…
Making sense of Omicron
As I write this, we are on the verge of entering potentially more lockdowns due to the spread of the Omicron variant. As the cute…
Common ground
Ultan Molloy says goodbye to Facebook and reflects on the need to find common ground in relationships and cultures I was struggling to come up…
Science under threat
Science is seldom ever black and white and this is particularly true of the Blizzard of information around Covid-19, writes Terry Maguire. Back in October,…
The pharmacology of the Christmas wreath
From disinfectant properties to caffeine content, Dr Des Corrigan uncovers some lesser-known facts about the Christmas wreath/ Over the years, I have based my December…
“This is Not Soccer” – Nigel Owens
Comparing the IPU to the IMO in terms of what has been achieved is a complex matter with many nuances, writes Fintan Moore. The quote…
Crisis-to-Crisis
Fintan Moore offers some practical suggestions on how to improve the GMS scheme and easte the pressure on primary care I recently came across something…
Be of good cheer…
What a year. Of course, we were saying exactly the same thing in December 2020, but here we are again.But there are ‘reasons to be…