The vital role of community pharmacies in managing chronic conditions

Millions of women, girls and people who menstruate rely on period products every month, yet the chemical safety of these everyday essentials remains largely overlooked. WEN’s ‘Blood, Sweat and Pesticides’ Report shared independent laboratory testing that detected glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide, in tampons purchased in the UK. The concentration was 40 times … Continued

The World Health Organization recognises medicine shortages as a global problem, which has increasingly affected Ireland and other smaller European countries in recent years. A medicines shortage can be defined as a situation whereby the supply of a medicine does not meet public health or patient needs. Medicines shortages can occur for a variety of … Continued