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The IPU is continuing to work hard both through our public political work (such as attending the Joint Oireachtas Health Committee recently) and behind the scenes to ensure that the Minister for Health and HSE understand the pressures on community pharmacy and act to resolve them. The Executive Committee of the IPU met last week, […]
The IPU has welcomed the European Commissions long-awaited proposal to reform the EU pharmaceutical legislation, in particular the important provisions to improve patients access to medicines regardless of where they live in the EU. The proposal introduces useful tools to address medicines shortages including earlier notification, monitoring and assessment, and the obligation for marketing […]
As communicated last week, NIAC (National Immunisation Advisory Committee) has advised that an additional COVID-19 booster dose of an mRNA vaccine is recommended this spring for those: aged 70 years and older; living in long term care facilities for older adults; and aged 5 years and older with immunocompromise associated with a suboptimal response to […]
NIAC (National Immunisation Advisory Committee) has advised, that an additional COVID-19 booster dose of an mRNA vaccine is recommended this spring for those: those aged 70 years and older; those living in long term care facilities for older adults; and those aged 5 years and older with immunocompromise associated with a suboptimal response to vaccination. […]
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) have published a report on vitamin D recommendations for people aged between 5 and 65 years in Ireland. The publication discusses how people aged 5 – 65 years can achieve optimal vitamin D intakes for long term health. In addition to advice regarding food sources the report also […]
The HSE National Cancer Control Programme provide a free e-learning programme on ‘Reducing Cancer Risk’ for health and social care professionals. The programme consists of 11 short course modules on modifiable cancer risk reduction factors. The modules take 10-15mins to complete and cover: How the modifiable risk factor affects cancer risk; What cancers are […]
Medicine shortages are extremely problematic at present across a number of key lines both on POMs and on OTC products. We have been in contact with both the HPRA and the HSE to discuss this issue and are continuing to advocate for the introduction of protocols for therapeutic substitution by pharmacists. We are monitoring the […]
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