# medication - Monday 8 July, 2019
# Medication
# Medication
Benzodiazepine medicine use in women over 65 years is 40% higher than in men, finds a new report.
# medication - Monday 20 May, 2019
# Health
# Health
A new report published today is calling for a scaling-up of clinical research infrastructure in Ireland.
# medication - Sunday 10 March, 2019
# Spinraza
# Spinraza
Negotiations, and clashes, over the price of Spinraza are ongoing behind the scenes.
# medication - Sunday 3 February, 2019
# Spinraza
# Spinraza
Parents of children with a rare genetic condition are fighting for access to a potentially life-changing drug.
# medication - Tuesday 17 April, 2018
# Drugs
# Drugs
The HPRA has expressed concern about the abuse of anabolic steroids, which have side-effects including liver damage and blood clots.
# medication - Thursday 28 September, 2017
# HIV
# HIV
17% of people living in HIV say they have felt suicidal in the last year.
# medication - Saturday 26 August, 2017
# Cystic Fibrosis
# Cystic Fibrosis
HSE and Vertex employees were working long hours behind the scenes to secure the historic agreement.
# medication - Thursday 27 July, 2017
# Entresto
# Entresto
The medication has been proven to help cardiac problems.
# medication - Tuesday 20 June, 2017
# Heart Attack
# Heart Attack
The medication has shown promise in mice.
# medication - Saturday 13 May, 2017
Translarna, the only treatment for boys with a specific type of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, costs €400,000 per patient per year.
# medication - Wednesday 22 March, 2017
# Medicine
# Medicine
People over the age of 65 are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of medicine.
# medication - Thursday 22 December, 2016
# Fibromyalgia
# Fibromyalgia
Eleanor O’Farrell is one of the many people in Ireland who have fibromyalgia, often dubbed ‘the invisible illness’.
# medication - Wednesday 2 November, 2016
# Courts
# Courts
The woman was found “in a shocking condition”, the judge said.
# medication - Thursday 19 May, 2016
# Column
# Column
‘We’ve come on in leaps and bounds when it comes to conversations around mental health but we are still so ANTI antidepressants, it’s depressing,” writes Rosemary MacCabe.
# medication - Thursday 17 December, 2015
# Epilepsy
# Epilepsy
Irish-led research could lead to a breakthrough in treatment for people with epilepsy.
# medication - Thursday 2 July, 2015
# Your Say
# Your Say
Irish people have been warned about the dangers of buying from unregistered sites.
# medication - Tuesday 21 April, 2015
# Depression
# Depression
The alternative treatment helps patients learn how to respond more constructively to their thoughts and feelings.
# medication - Monday 23 March, 2015
# Prescription
# Prescription
A fitness to practice committee found 11 allegations against De Mohammed Khan resulted in professional misconduct.
# medication - Wednesday 25 February, 2015
# Never Seen Before
# Never Seen Before
Medication designed for Ava has meant that she no longer needs an insulin pump and can now live at home.
# medication - Sunday 16 November, 2014
# medication - Wednesday 22 October, 2014
# Medication
# Medication
The Department of Health said medicine shortages are a global issue but it works with health professionals to avoid and manage them when they arise.
# medication - Sunday 14 September, 2014
# Medication
# Medication
Groups representing carers, elderly people and those on low incomes have called for a reduction but that’s not likely to happen in the next Budget.
# medication - Wednesday 16 July, 2014
# Bad Dose
# Bad Dose
One of the most frequently inappropriately prescribed drugs was aspirin – given to those with no history of brain or heart problems.
# medication - Thursday 3 July, 2014
# Not Good
# Not Good
Researchers found that one in five people taking anti-depressants reported drinking heavily.
# medication - Tuesday 17 June, 2014
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
I want to put myself out there as walking proof that medication can, and does, work – and more that that, it’s vital for me to keep functioning.
# medication - Monday 16 June, 2014
# Wonder Drug
# Wonder Drug
Nine Irish people have been treated with Ibrutinib thus far.
# medication - Sunday 8 June, 2014
# No Review
# No Review
There have been calls that the new expert review panel for medical cards should match conditions on the LTI list.
# medication - Sunday 13 April, 2014
# Pharmacy
# Pharmacy
Healthwave offers generic medications to members of its Health Pass scheme. Now, it delivers medication around Ireland to further cut down on costs.
# medication - Tuesday 25 March, 2014
# Popping Pills
# Popping Pills
Not taking your medication properly? It costs money – and could cost you your life.
# medication - Saturday 21 December, 2013
# Flu Be Gone
# Flu Be Gone
Confused about over-the-counter medicines? If you’re sick what should you ask for?
# medication - Saturday 26 October, 2013
# Misperceptions
# Misperceptions
You’ll be making sure your i’s are dotted and your t’s crossed after this.
# medication - Saturday 19 October, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
Cuts to medical card allowances and social welfare payments have a direct impact on peoples’ the mental health – I know because I am one of those affected, writes Kate Bellamy.
# medication - Wednesday 25 September, 2013
# Medication
# Medication
This figure gets worse for people with long-term illnesses as a report found they are often struggling with the cost of their treatment regime.
# medication - Sunday 9 June, 2013
# Me Nerves
# Me Nerves
More than 20 per cent of women have a fear of flying compared with just 12 per cent of men.
# medication - Thursday 6 June, 2013
# Medication
# Medication
The Irish Medicine Board expects lists of interchangeable medicines to be ready within two months of legislation on the drugs commencing.
# medication - Tuesday 4 June, 2013
# Cancer
# Cancer
It is expected that this will be recommended from now on and as the drug is cheap and widely available, it could have an immediate impact.
# medication - Thursday 18 April, 2013
# Drugs
# Drugs
The recommended drugs are for ulcer disease and high cholesterol which account for 15 per cent of the drugs budget.
# medication - Monday 15 April, 2013
# Lung Fibrosis
# Lung Fibrosis
The HSE is currently in negotiations with the manufacturers of Pirfenidone, which has life-extending benefits for Lung Fibrosis patients.
# medication - Friday 5 April, 2013
# Morning After Pill
# Morning After Pill
The judge ruled that current restrictions requiring teens to obtain a prescription were “politically motivated” and “scientifically unjustified”.
# medication - Monday 25 March, 2013
# Your Say
# Your Say
The NCA has found that some pharmacies are charging double for the same drugs.
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