A state-of-the-art teaching facility which will provide training to the highest standard for Ireland's pharmacists of the future was officially opened by the Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, (June 14th) at the Sch ...

Northern Ireland's Chief Medical Officer, Dr Michael McBride recently launched a Demonstration Programme of Community Food Initiatives(CFI), funded by 'safefood', aimed at promoting greater access to healthy food in low income ...

Abbott today announced the Rheumatology Department in Cork University Hospital as the recipient of the 2009 Dr Bernard Connor bursary. Entitled ‘A Combined Rheumatology/Respiratory Clinic for the Management of Scleroderma Lung ...

Abbott recently announced that it is launching two programmes, Abbott Family Science and Operation Discovery, to promote science education amongst primary and post primary students respectively.

In a cutback climate for Irish pharmacy, McLernons are offering pharmacies a scrappage scheme - old software for a new PC - and new efficiencies, to boot.

Northern Irish firms McLernon Computers and Kelsius have embarked on a partnership to offer pharmacists north and south of the border an innovative way of monitoring their fridge temperatures.

Local family firm McLernon Computers has donated £100, 000 of computer systems to the School of Pharmacy at Queens University, as part of its continuing programme of support for pharmacy in Northern Ireland.

It's a long way from the Naas Road to Tristan Da Cunha but local firm McLernon Computers are helping bridge the gap with the donation of an up-to-the-minute pharmacy system.

Janet Hoption completed her undergraduate training in South Africa. Married to an Irishman from Youghal, Janet has excelled in Irish Pharmacy. She scooped a pharmacy excellence award in 2007 for her management and team skills. ...

Raymond Anderson is a community pharmacist and contractor in Northern Ireland. As the President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland, he qualified as one of the first independent prescribers in the UK. We catch up ...

From space age dispensing robots to an online health and beauty business, James McKay is no stranger to innovation. Trained in a traditional pharmacy environment, he has been, as Managing Director, a driving force in the growth ...

The Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association Limited (IPHA) represents the international research-based pharmaceutical industry in Ireland. Jacqui Dougan talks to the IPHA and explores their connection with community pharmac ...

For three-quarters of a century, McLernon Computers have been helping Irish pharmacists help their patients and grow their businesses. The company provides the complete ICT solution, linking the computer in the dispensary to th ...