Student can remain anonymous for now in Trinity plagiarism case, pending appeal
Pharmacy student asking court to overturn decision to withdraw him from master’s course
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Pharmacist guilty of professional misconduct and poor performance
He added one or more items to a prescription that were not prescribed or authorised to be, inquiry hears
Pharmacist dispensed unprescribed drugs and claimed payment, inquiry hears
Fitness-to-practise panel is asked to cancel his registration with professional body
Pharmacies must display clear information about cost of services from December
New guidance comes following lengthy negotiations between department and sector earlier this year over HRT provision
Trinity College can be named in case taken by student who apologised for plagiarism
Student who retains anonymity claims he should not have been put before fitness-to-practise inquiry after plagiarism in exam
‘Wrong on so many levels’: are we paying too much for our drugs to be dispensed?
A reader wonders if pharmacies’ reluctance to dispense more than a month of a longer prescription at a time is down to maximising prescription fees
Plan to make pharmacies display dispensing fees will not make ‘a blind bit of difference’
Minister for Health seeking greater ‘visibility’ for private customers but Irish Pharmacy Union says move won’t change what they pay
The Irish Times view on pharmacist prescriptions: a move in the right direction
With rising pressure on GP resources, the initiative should help to address an increasing bottleneck
Formal complaints about pharmacists increased by 36% last year
Regulator told of concerns about issues such as failure to supply medications, dispensing errors and behaviour or professionalism
With almost 100 regulators, are there too many watchdogs in the State?
Some regulatory bodies believe their underpinning legislation has fallen behind advances and developments in the sectors they oversee
Pharmacists dispensing unlicensed medication due to shortage, union says
One source working in the pharmaceutical industry warned about the use of EMPs, stating there were two recalls in the sector in recent months for potential harm to patients
Burnout and stress prompts a quarter of pharmacists to consider quitting profession
Frustration rife over lack of clear career path and high levels of administration, Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland report finds
Human drug trial contracts drive 52% jump in revenue at Hvivo
Dublin- and London-listed pharma services company has seen its order book grow 11% in first half from same period in 2022
Allowing pharmacists to extend prescriptions is under examination by new taskforce
Move will make it easier and faster for patients to get the medication they need, says Stephen Donnelly
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