Food and Drug Administration’s approval hands drugmaker Novo Nordisk an edge in the race to market an obesity pill US regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster ...

Packing medication for a cruise is not the same as packing for a normal trip. Cruise lines have rules about how medication should be stored and carried. This video explains what to bring, how to pack ...

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has accused some pharmacies of wrongly claiming fees from the State for dispensing blister-pack medication. There has never been a State-funded scheme for ...

A decision by the Government to withdraw funding from January for so-called medication blister packs issued by pharmacies has been delayed following political backlash. Yesterday, the Dáil heard that ...

The Government has been accused of a “Scrooge-like” response over possible charges for dispensing medicine in blister packs from January, the Dáil has heard. Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy said elderly ...

Public anger at the Government decision to withdraw funding from January for medication blister packs issued by pharmacies has sparked extraordinary public anger, the Dáil has heard. The pack keeps ...

Pharmacists could be charging patients €20 to dispense medication in blister packs from January, a charge previously covered by the State, the Dáil has heard. Sinn Féin finance spokesman Pearse ...

A looming charge to patients for blister-pack medication has been raised in the Dáil, with Taoiseach Micheál Martin saying: “We will go back and discuss this with the HSE.” Pharmacists have written to ...

Dealing with your daily medication schedule can feel like a lot to manage when you’re living with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. You may be taking pills or infusions for Alzheimer’s-related symptoms ...

A Loughborough University academic is hoping a bio-inspired bubble, created to replicate cancer tumours in a laboratory environment, will help put an end to animal testing in drug development. Lisa ...