What is hypertension? Hypertension, or high blood pressure, rarely has noticeable symptoms, but if left untreated it can increase your risk of developing heart disease or stroke. Hypertension is responsible...

The Health Products Regulatory Authority has issued a safety notice for a range of blood glucose test strips amid concerns the kits give diabetics faulty insulin readings. Roche recently announced...

On 14 June up to 200 workers at 30 Lloyds Pharmacy stores in the Republic took part in strike action for one hour in a dispute over pay and trade...

Men should take one small step to improve their health by asking their local community pharmacist about any outstanding issues that they have put on the long-finger. During last month’s...

Darragh O'Loughlin, secretary general of the Irish Pharmacy Union, confirmed he has written to Health Minister Simon Harris to extend the right of conscientious objection to pharmacists who may not...

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland said it had been monitoring compliance and had carried out more than 160 inspections so far this year. The regulator would not say whether it...

The Practitioner Health Matters Programme, a free service for pharmacists, doctors and dentists in Ireland, reported a rise in the number of health professionals seeking assistance for depression, anxiety, stress...