Sleep is characterised by altered consciousness and reduced reaction to stimuli, as well as reduced sensory and muscle activity. This helps to restore body systems - which are vital in...

HIQA publishes recommendations to support electronic sharing of information in older persons’ services In November 2022, the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) published a set of recommendations to enable...

Cough, cold and flu can often wreak havoc during the winter months, both due to the symptoms they cause to patients and the difficulty in differentiating between them. Both flu...

Researchers from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) have recently published a study which looked at overprescribing among older people near end of life in Ireland. International evidence shows...

In October 2022, the Irish Institute of Pharmacy (IIOP) sent an email to approximately 1300 pharmacists who have been selected for the 2022/23 ePortfolio Review. The IIOP also sent a...

212 medicines unavailable, up 25 from last month, include over-the-counter, respiratory, serious illness, and other treatments; 40% of those medicines currently out of stock found to have just one supplier; 11 medicines...

Written by: Rebecca Parkin, AnneMarie DeFrein and Patricia Heckmann, National Cancer Control Programme Cancer is recognised as a major health concern. The number of cancers diagnosed annually in Ireland is...

A brand new 5,000-square-foot Pharmacy, Lifestyle store and Café open today (Monday, December 19th) at the Old Post office in Clonmel town in Tipperary by Mulligan’s Pharmacy Group. The brand...

With Autumn truly behind us, many of our patients and customers are beginning to seek advice on managing winter skin issues. While most of us will feel at least some...

Written by Professor Gerard Clarke, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Portiuncula Hospital and Adjunct Associate Clinical, Professor of Medicine, University of Limerick GEMS and Ashley Costello, BPharm, MPharm, Graduate Entry Medical School, University...