Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned that the government has “a concern around medicines”, saying that the State will stockpile supplies, including blood, over the coming months. This is in response...

An Irish pharmaceutical company specialising in parasite treatments for pets will hire up to 350 staff over the next five years. The Chanelle Group announced it was building a new...

Pharmacists have said the government must engage with them if it is serious about reducing the number of unplanned pregnancies. General Secretary of the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) Darragh O’Loughlin...

The clinical director of the National Centre for Pharmaeconomics (NCP), Professor Michael Barry, has called on the HSE to increase the uptake on biosimilar medicines. It comes after Medicines for...

The Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists (IASLT) has told IPN that it is collaborating with the HSE on a transition towards new dietary standards and guidelines for people...

The Scottish government has announced plans to make suicide prevention training mandatory for healthcare professionals, including pharmacists. Irish Pharmacy News spoke with local pharmacists to see if this is something...

The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) has welcomed the Report on the Cost of Doing Business from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation, which was recently launched. Speaking...

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has launched a public consultation on information requirements for ePrescribing in a community setting. As part of this six-week consultation, HIQA has published...

Sources have told Irish Pharmacy News that a shortage of pharmacy locums is driving up the cost of cover with one pharmacy manager describing it as a “mess.” Longer retails...

It’s back-to-school season, and that means autumn weather is upon us. With over half of children suffering from a common cold or flu each year, it’s important that parents know...