Being on the receiving end of all kinds of healthcare professionals brings more questions than answers, writes Ultan Molloy…
Working in vein
Pharmacists are trained to offer advice on the treatment of a variety of ailments – anything from…
The lost ‘war on drugs’
Heroin assisted treatment is coming, but will it reduce drug harms? asks Terry Maguire…
The drug of jihad
The ‘Jihadi pill’ is now a key part of the terrorist’s pharmacopoeia, writes Dr Des Corrigan…
Salaries for a nation-sized workload
There are obvious areas where the HSE could make changes to do a better job with fewer staff, but let’s not hold…
HHC – a ‘new’ semi-synthetic cannabinoid coming to a young person near you
Dr Des Corrigan analyses the significant gaps in our knowledge of HHC and other SSCs that are predicted to emerge…
Domestic violence in the pharmacy
A violent incident in the pharmacy prompted Terry Maguire to go into ‘teacher mode’…
Meeting people ‘Where they are at’
It is important when we interact with our patients and others that we are aware of where they are in their lives, writes Ultan Molloy…
Wegovy: Panacea For our Obesity epidemic?
Terry Maguire evaluates the road ahead for Wegovy, a weight-loss drug that we will all be familiar with soon enough…
A ‘No-Mow May’ meltdown
Dr Des Corrigan loses the plot at the suggestion he allow dandelions to take over his garden, but it led him to…
Let the festivities begin
Heading off to the Glastonbury festival with the ‘Glasto Cowboys’ leaves Ultan Molloy with mixed feelings about…
The Missing Link
The success of pharmacists administering flu and Covid vaccines makes Fintan Moore wonder if this…
The health effects of summer berries
In a summer mood, Dr Des Corrigan investigates the potential therapeutic properties of the humble strawberry…
‘Above ground and fighting back’
Ultan Molloy takes a ‘helicopter view’ of locums with fresh ideas, the allure of retirement and relationships…
IS IT REALLY POSSIBLE TO TURN ECSTASY AND MAGIC MUSHROOMS INTO PSYCHIATRIC MEDICINES?
Dr Des Corrigan looks at the reality versus aspirations when it comes to finding a role for psychedelics in psychiatry…
VAPING: WE’RE BEING FOOLED AGAIN
The way e-cigarette products are being marketed and lobbied for is straight out of the Big Tobacco…
THE CAVALRY AREN’T COMING
ust as no single snowflake is to blame for the avalanche, every single individual admin task is…
Food for Thought
There is a case to be made for a cheap, well-balanced pregnancy supplement available on the GMS…
Mounting Concern over Veterinary Sedative Risks in Injecting Drug Users
Dr Des Corrigan reports on the growing problem of drug users incorporating Xylazine to extend their…
The Expectation Effect: a Pious Fraud?
The treatment journey of a friend with Stage 4 cancer got Terry Maguire wondering about the power of the placebo…
The pharmacy care conundrum
We sometimes need to let some patients go elsewhere for the sake of our own integrity and duty of care,…
The Catchers in the Rye
The ability to give critical but constructive feedback has been diminished for fear of hurting…
Fat Profits or a Fat Lip for pharma?
Terry Maguire looks at the effects of a new weight loss drug and how it compares with its predecessors…
Taking Drug Decriminalisation Seriously…or Maybe Not
As the debate about drug decriminalisation raises its head again, Dr Des Corrigan hopes the…
Stationary Using Stationery
With the pharmacist’s job becoming increasingly admin-heavy, Fintan Moore wonders if this opens up new…
Cheap, But Not Cheerful
The simple fact is that a lot of medicines on the Irish market are now too cheap and money may be…
The Cost of failing to transform the pharmacy network
Lessons need to be learned from the media hysteria created by some tragic child deaths in the UK and the Pharmacy …
Brahmi: An Ayurvedic Answer to Alzheimer’s Disease?
This month’s article was inspired by a recent visit to a branch of an Australian chain of DIY/gardening …
Letter To The Editor
An open letter to Leo Varadkar, It’s not often I’m embarrassed to be Irish, but as a pharmacist working within the confines…
