How much vitamin D do you really need?
Research shows that vitamin D has functions beyond bone health and is critical for immune function. In addition, vitamin D can only be activated in the body when… read more.
Research shows that vitamin D has functions beyond bone health and is critical for immune function. In addition, vitamin D can only be activated in the body when… read more.
Currently there are no cures for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) which affects 40,000 people in Ireland. The disease costs an estimated €20,000 per patient, per year with an overall… read more.
Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids are both essential components of the diet and precursors for inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators and a balanced intake may even reduce the need… read more.
Magnesium is critical for more than 600 different processes in the body involving the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory and neurological systems and yet we hear much less about it… read more.
Lisa Jamieson’s interest in nutrition and nutritional supplements was sparked by some of her own experiences whilst studying for a master’s degree in nutritional medicine. She realised that,… read more.
Patients who undergo total hip (THA) and total knee replacement surgery (TKA) can successfully reduce opioid doses before surgery with support from a pharmacy-led intervention, according to a… read more.
Patients are “crying out” for help with opioid dose reduction according to evidence gathered during the OpioidHALT study and the impressive results have led to funding of $1.5… read more.
The results of the OpioidHALT pilot study show that 90% of patients reduced their opioid doses by at least 50% compared with 17% in the control group and… read more.
The OpioidHALT intervention is tailored to the needs of individual patients and evaluated for safety by a pain specialist. Shared decision-making, with the patient, is an important feature… read more.
FIP’s Early Career in Pharmaceutical Practice Recognition Award recognises an outstanding early career pharmacist who has made significant contributions to the field at a national level and is… read more.
Opioid doses can be successfully reduced by a pharmacy-led intervention, according to a randomised study led by Dr Shania Liu and Dr Jonathan Penm at the University of… read more.
Paul Rutter is Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Portsmouth University and the author of a best-selling textbook on symptoms, diagnosis and treatment in community pharmacy. His new book… read more.