Q&A: From training surgeons in Ireland to providing healthcare education internationally Paul Gallagher, head of the school of pharmacy at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, speaks to Benedict Lam about how the royal college focus on education and training led to the expansion of its provision of healthcare education in Ireland and beyond.…
Helping patients understand their health issues betterAround 40% of Irish people have limited health literacy — difficulty understanding and acting on health information, such as medication labels and instructions — according to the European Health Literacy Study. The National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) is a not-for-profit organisat…
Merger of Pfizer and Allergan collapses Pfizer has called off its merger with Dublin-based Allergan because of changes to tax rules in the United States. The US$160bn deal, announced in November 2015, would have created the largest pharmaceutical company in the world.…
An introduction to veterinary medicines ‘What you should know about selling veterinary medicines’, by Steven Kayne, Martin Shakespeare, Stephen Baugh, Alison Pyatt.…
Pfizer and Allergan announce US$160bn merger deal Pfizer is merging with Dublin-based Allergan in a US$160bn deal that will create the biggest pharmaceutical company in the world.…
McKesson announces more takeover plans The US pharmaceutical giant behind the proposed acquisition of 281 Sainsbury’s pharmacies has announced more takeover plans for the UK and the Irish Republic.…
UK bill to ban all new psychoactive substances New psychoactive substances are emerging more quickly than they can be outlawed, but a new UK bill is proposing a blanket solution.…
AbbVie and Shire merger called offThe proposed £32bn merger of the US pharmaceutical company AbbVie and Dublin-based Shire has been called off, the two companies have announced.…
