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#Medication

# medication - This year 2025

Mental health and physical illness: 'The system turns its back on some patients'
# Healthcare
From TheJournal.ie
# Healthcare

Mental health and physical illness: 'The system turns its back on some patients'

Mar 24th 2025, 7:00 PM 7,887 Views 0 Comments

'King Kong' of weight-loss drugs, Mounjaro, will be available in Ireland from next week
# New Product
From TheJournal.ie
# New Product

'King Kong' of weight-loss drugs, Mounjaro, will be available in Ireland from next week

Updated Feb 10th 2025, 4:54 PM 57,330 Views 120 Comments

# medication - All time

GP centre won't prescribe 'highly addictive' painkillers due to concerns over illegal drug trade
# Addiction
From TheJournal.ie
# Addiction

GP centre won't prescribe 'highly addictive' painkillers due to concerns over illegal drug trade

Dec 21st 2023, 12:05 AM 30,825 Views 0 Comments
  • A GP centre in Dublin is refusing to prescribe powerful painkillers like Oxycontin or "highly addictive" benzodiazepines
  • Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said prescription medications often end up being sold on the street
  • Benzodiazepines are generally prescribed to treat anxiety, sleep disorders and seizures
CAMHS report raises serious concerns about children on medication not getting follow-up care
# Mental Health
From TheJournal.ie
# Mental Health

CAMHS report raises serious concerns about children on medication not getting follow-up care

Jan 23rd 2023, 12:05 AM 15,877 Views 14 Comments

Call for zero VAT rate to be applied to HRT for women in menopause
# Menopause
From TheJournal.ie
# Menopause

Call for zero VAT rate to be applied to HRT for women in menopause

Aug 12th 2022, 6:00 AM 12,287 Views 4 Comments

Report into Kerry CAMHS services 'shocking', says Taoiseach as nationwide audit ordered
# Medication
From TheJournal.ie
# Medication

Report into Kerry CAMHS services 'shocking', says Taoiseach as nationwide audit ordered

Jan 26th 2022, 1:15 PM 87,785 Views 0 Comments

Public warned not to buy fake medicines that claim to treat or prevent coronavirus
# Covid19
From TheJournal.ie
# Covid19

Public warned not to buy fake medicines that claim to treat or prevent coronavirus

Mar 24th 2020, 4:06 PM 7,470 Views 7 Comments

Benzodiazepine use in Irish over 65s is higher than international average
# Medication
From TheJournal.ie
# Medication

Benzodiazepine use in Irish over 65s is higher than international average

Jul 8th 2019, 3:00 PM 31,931 Views 79 Comments

Clinical trials involving Irish patients 'saved the health service €13m' over two years
# Health
From TheJournal.ie
# Health

Clinical trials involving Irish patients 'saved the health service €13m' over two years

May 20th 2019, 5:46 PM 9,133 Views 3 Comments

'We are failing these children spectacularly': Row over drug with 'exorbitant' cost rumbles on
# Spinraza
From TheJournal.ie
# Spinraza

'We are failing these children spectacularly': Row over drug with 'exorbitant' cost rumbles on

Mar 10th 2019, 8:00 AM 9,334 Views 13 Comments

'You wouldn't tell a child they couldn't have chemo, but our son is being denied the medication he needs'
# Spinraza
From TheJournal.ie
# Spinraza

'You wouldn't tell a child they couldn't have chemo, but our son is being denied the medication he needs'

Feb 3rd 2019, 4:00 PM 19,478 Views 17 Comments

Steroids and erectile dysfunction pills: One million doses of illegal medication seized last year
# Drugs
From TheJournal.ie
# Drugs

Steroids and erectile dysfunction pills: One million doses of illegal medication seized last year

Apr 17th 2018, 12:34 PM 11,251 Views 23 Comments

'I'm most angry at myself': HIV positive people continue to suffer from stigma in Ireland
# HIV
From TheJournal.ie
# HIV

'I'm most angry at myself': HIV positive people continue to suffer from stigma in Ireland

Sep 28th 2017, 6:10 AM 18,883 Views 34 Comments

'In danger of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory': How tension built ahead of Orkambi deal
# Cystic Fibrosis
From TheJournal.ie
# Cystic Fibrosis

'In danger of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory': How tension built ahead of Orkambi deal

Aug 26th 2017, 12:05 AM 12,647 Views 13 Comments

'Patients are being put at risk': Funding issues stopping 20,000 people receiving 'life-saving' meds
# Entresto
From TheJournal.ie
# Entresto

'Patients are being put at risk': Funding issues stopping 20,000 people receiving 'life-saving' meds

Jul 27th 2017, 10:42 AM 8,226 Views 8 Comments

Cholesterol-lowering vaccine could be available in six years
# Heart Attack
From TheJournal.ie
# Heart Attack

Cholesterol-lowering vaccine could be available in six years

Jun 20th 2017, 7:27 AM 8,216 Views 31 Comments

Two boys fighting for access to drug that could help them keep walking From TheJournal.ie

Two boys fighting for access to drug that could help them keep walking

May 13th 2017, 8:15 PM 14,086 Views 12 Comments

Older people ending up in hospital due to inappropriate prescriptions
# Medicine
From TheJournal.ie
# Medicine

Older people ending up in hospital due to inappropriate prescriptions

Mar 22nd 2017, 6:05 AM 12,246 Views 6 Comments

'There’s never a minute in the day I don’t feel pain'
# Fibromyalgia
From TheJournal.ie
# Fibromyalgia

'There’s never a minute in the day I don’t feel pain'

Dec 22nd 2016, 6:00 PM 56,983 Views 32 Comments

Man who raped woman and left her injured in laneway is jailed for 13 years
# Courts
From TheJournal.ie
# Courts

Man who raped woman and left her injured in laneway is jailed for 13 years

Nov 2nd 2016, 6:05 AM 29,114 Views 33 Comments

'Why am I on anti-depressants? Because I suffer from depression'
# Column
From TheJournal.ie
# Column

'Why am I on anti-depressants? Because I suffer from depression'

May 19th 2016, 1:23 PM 2,694 Views 145 Comments

'There is always the chance of not waking up after a seizure'
# Epilepsy
From TheJournal.ie
# Epilepsy

'There is always the chance of not waking up after a seizure'

Dec 17th 2015, 6:02 AM 24,261 Views 26 Comments

Poll: Have you ever bought medication online?
# Your Say
From TheJournal.ie
# Your Say

Poll: Have you ever bought medication online?

Jul 2nd 2015, 9:27 AM 22,497 Views 52 Comments

Mindfulness therapy can be as good as medication for preventing depressive relapses
# Depression
From TheJournal.ie
# Depression

Mindfulness therapy can be as good as medication for preventing depressive relapses

Apr 21st 2015, 6:15 AM 14,714 Views 40 Comments

'Disgraceful and dishonourable' doctor found to have over-prescribed sleeping tablets to addict
# Prescription
From TheJournal.ie
# Prescription

'Disgraceful and dishonourable' doctor found to have over-prescribed sleeping tablets to addict

Mar 23rd 2015, 6:00 PM 20,552 Views 0 Comments

Mother of Cork toddler thanks hospital for saving her daughter with rare diabetes
# Never Seen Before
From TheJournal.ie
# Never Seen Before

Mother of Cork toddler thanks hospital for saving her daughter with rare diabetes

Feb 25th 2015, 7:30 PM 20,159 Views 8 Comments

Now you can pick up your prescription while you're on holiday
# Cross Border Prescriptions
From TheJournal.ie
# Cross Border Prescriptions

Now you can pick up your prescription while you're on holiday

Nov 16th 2014, 3:47 PM 15,548 Views 33 Comments

Irish pharmacists say epilepsy and pain relief drugs in short supply
# Medication
From TheJournal.ie
# Medication

Irish pharmacists say epilepsy and pain relief drugs in short supply

Oct 22nd 2014, 11:55 AM 6,820 Views 14 Comments

Prescription charges bring in €120m but hurt 'most vulnerable in society'
# Medication
From TheJournal.ie
# Medication

Prescription charges bring in €120m but hurt 'most vulnerable in society'

Sep 14th 2014, 8:34 AM 6,496 Views 38 Comments

14% of older Irish people prescribed 'inappropriate' drugs
# Bad Dose
From TheJournal.ie
# Bad Dose

14% of older Irish people prescribed 'inappropriate' drugs

Jul 16th 2014, 9:10 AM 5,092 Views 4 Comments

Study: Irish people on medication still drink alcohol, even when they shouldn't
# Not Good
From TheJournal.ie
# Not Good

Study: Irish people on medication still drink alcohol, even when they shouldn't

Jul 3rd 2014, 8:07 AM 10,272 Views 27 Comments

Opinion: On medication, I function – off medication, I don’t. It’s as simple as that.
# Mental Health
From TheJournal.ie
# Mental Health

Opinion: On medication, I function – off medication, I don’t. It’s as simple as that.

Jun 17th 2014, 8:00 AM 224 Views 57 Comments

New drug is "a complete paradigm shift" in cancer treatment
# Wonder Drug
From TheJournal.ie
# Wonder Drug

New drug is "a complete paradigm shift" in cancer treatment

Jun 16th 2014, 9:45 PM 32,888 Views 82 Comments

No plans to extend Long Term Illness Scheme list despite not being updated since 1970
# No Review
From TheJournal.ie
# No Review

No plans to extend Long Term Illness Scheme list despite not being updated since 1970

Jun 8th 2014, 8:30 PM 27,289 Views 46 Comments

Pharmacy delivery service set up after people stop taking meds due to cost
# Pharmacy
From TheJournal.ie
# Pharmacy

Pharmacy delivery service set up after people stop taking meds due to cost

Apr 13th 2014, 8:15 AM 22,799 Views 39 Comments

People with asthma, diabetes and high cholesterol worst at taking medication
# Popping Pills
From TheJournal.ie
# Popping Pills

People with asthma, diabetes and high cholesterol worst at taking medication

Mar 25th 2014, 2:45 PM 8,256 Views 39 Comments

All set for Christmas, but now you're sick? What should you take to help?
# Flu Be Gone
From TheJournal.ie
# Flu Be Gone

All set for Christmas, but now you're sick? What should you take to help?

Dec 21st 2013, 8:45 AM 18,693 Views 49 Comments

A spaceship crash, near apocalypse, and six other major miscalculations and mistakes
# Misperceptions
From TheJournal.ie
# Misperceptions

A spaceship crash, near apocalypse, and six other major miscalculations and mistakes

Oct 26th 2013, 9:15 AM 11,255 Views 17 Comments

Column: Budgeting our depression? Funding cuts are disastrous to mental health
# Opinion
From TheJournal.ie
# Opinion

Column: Budgeting our depression? Funding cuts are disastrous to mental health

Oct 19th 2013, 12:00 PM 134 Views 123 Comments

One third of people are not taking enough of their prescriptions to cure them
# Medication
From TheJournal.ie
# Medication

One third of people are not taking enough of their prescriptions to cure them

Sep 25th 2013, 4:08 PM 6,261 Views 48 Comments

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