Digestive remedies continue to experience stable demand due to a common diet that is high in sugar, fats, refined carbohydrates and low in fibre. As more consumers opt forfast food...

Effective marketing & training campaigns have a way of sticking with people, because they make companies memorable. They promote a focused effort that guides consumers towards a desired action. They...

Natural OTCs are drug-free and may contain natural, plant, or herbal ingredients, or be homeopathic, and are used to support, prevent, maintain, or treat minor ailments such as colds, insomnia,...

Non-oral pain relief can often be used to help relieve pain, including musculoskeletal pain such as lower back pain, neck and shoulder pain, stiff and aching muscles, joint pain and...

Overall, adult analgesics recorded a sharper increase in demand due to the pandemic. Consumers increased their consumption of OTC analgesics in order to prepare themselves for the lockdown which occurred...

There are many skin conditions that can affect babies, ranging from dermatitis, eczema, cradle cap and prickly heat which can be treated effectively with OTC products. These can have a...

Baby care and child-specific products have an important role to play in pharmacy particularly in Ireland as birth rates here are currently higher than the EU average. The birth rate...

Written by Ms. Joan Johnston, National Co-ordinator COPD Support IrelandEmail: nationalcoordinator@copd.ie | Professor J.J.Gilmartin, Chair COPD Support Ireland. Email: chair@copd.ie

Written by Michelle Lacey, Chartered Physiotherapist, Trinity College Dublin It’s hard to believe it has been almost a year since the world was hit with the Covid-19 pandemic and with...