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Polypharmacy: An Overview
It’s tough to find someone these days that isn’t on some sort of prescription medicine. You might see this as a good thing as more people are receiving medication to treat what ails them. But there are risks that come with an increased reliance on prescription medication—and those risks can come to a head with the practice of polypharmacy.
Effective Communication in Pharmacy Practice
Professor Nina Barnett discusses how to Structure your Conversation in this Effective Communication Module .
Language Barriers in Community Pharmacy
Community pharmacists are in regular communication with patients about their medication therapies and communication by pharmacists is essential to ensure patient safety in terms of provision and use of medications by patients.Unfortunitely Language barriers are a common issue. Read about the impact of language barriers in community pharmacy.
Wellness Interventions for Life's Demands - Social Connectedness
Watch an in depth video presentation with Professor Rakesh Jain discussing the role of social connectedness in psychiatry.
7 Ways to Get Where You Need When You Don’t Drive
People of all ages have realized that they may have the option to forgo car ownership and opt for what may be less expensive, less burdensome and, sometimes, more environmentally-friendly ways to get around. Whether you’ve already hung up the keys or are considering doing so, here are some ideas that may be able to help you get where you need to go, even without a car.
Ways to Improve Team Efficiency and Productivity
In today’s complex and collaborative workplace, the real challenge is to manage not just your personal workload but the collective one, says Jordan Cohen, a productivity expert and the Senior Director of Organizational Effectiveness, Learning & Development at Weight Watchers. “Helping your team manage its time well is a critical factor for its success.” Elizabeth Grace Saunders, author of How to Invest Your Time Like Money and the founder of Real Life E Time Coaching & Training, agrees
Wellness Interventions for Life's Demands - Social Connectedness Patient Brochure
Download a patient booklet which demonstrates how your patients can improve their mental wellness through optimising their approach to social connectedness.
11 Tips to Help You Talk to Anyone about Anything
Small talk. It may seem trivial, but it may be the path to a deeper connection, says Bernardo J. Carducci, Ph.D., professor emeritus of psychology and director of the Indiana University Southeast Shyness Research Institute. And it’s something that all generations can share, regardless of age differences.
Keep your eyes safe
The fairer your skin, the lighter your eyes, and the older you are, then the greater your risk for developing eye damage. Discover some useful techniques to help keep both your own, and your patients eyes safe.
Customer Loyalty: What is it? And How to Retain It
In a world where your competitors are only a click away, customer loyalty really is the new marketing. Today’s customers have access to an endless amount of information about your business, and research shows that they’re ready and willing to stop dating around and stick with companies who go above and beyond to create a fantastic customer experience.1
Your Healthiest You 40, 50, 60, And 70+
Help keep your bones in tip-top shape with this complete science-backed plan.
Video: Rationale for New Medicine Service pilot study in Ireland.
On Demand Webinar - Effective Communication | Prof. Nina Barnett
Improving the Effectiveness of your Communication
Tackling Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Ireland
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a condition that can be extremely discomforting, inconveniencing and/or painful for affected patients. The condition is currently thought to affect many aspects of a patient’s life besides their physical health. For example, IBD may have a debilitating effect on professional and social activities.1
Chronic Disease does not have to be exhausting
Illness can be exhausting, and not just in the physical sense. When someone learns they have a chronic disease, whether it’s arthritis, diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome or another condition, it can be a life-altering experience, according to Rosalind S. Dorlen, Psy.D., a clinical psychologist at Overlook Medical Centre in Summit, NJ
Interval Training for your Patients
It may not be as complicated as you might think. Interval training is simply alternating short bursts (approximately 30 seconds) of intense activity with longer intervals (three to four minutes) of less intense activity.
Diabetes infographic
View 5 different ways to help your patients prevent Adult-Onset Diabetes.
Nutrition Digital Download
Download a patient booklet which demonstrates how your patients can improve their mental wellness through optimising their nutrition.
Improving Pharmacy Consultations For Older People With Disabilities
Digital Download: Mindfulness - Patient Information Leaflet.
By taking a mental step back and becoming aware of your thoughts and feelings you can help yourself notice signs of stress or anxiety, which can eventually help you manage those feelings.
What First Aid items you need to pack when travelling.
While you can’t always prepare for unexpected illnesses that occur while you’re traveling, you can prepare for many of the common ones that may make a trip less enjoyable — or productive.
Tackling Testicular Cancer in Ireland
Ireland has made significant improvement in the rates of detection and the outcomes over the past 20 years, as demonstrated in figures released by the Health Service Executive
Video - Retail Quality
The Pfizer retail quality video share’s the breadth and depth of Pfizer’s commitment to quality products. The video showcases key areas in which Pfizer is dedicated to the highest quality standards including research and development, manufacturing and supply, preventing counterfeits, and supporting the medical community.
Summer Health - Digital Download
Melanoma is one of the fastest growing skin cancers worldwide2. This Summer Health digital download offers practical advice on Summer Health with a focus on skin cancer.
Travelling with Medicines
This short article has been provided by the Pfizer Medical Information team and includes practical tips related to travelling with medicines, which you might find useful to discuss and review with your patients.
Tackling sexually transmitted infections in Ireland
exually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are a problem, with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) calling the current situation a ‘serious public health concern’1. The number of STI notifications in Ireland has risen in recent years2, going from 3,361 in 1995 to 12,753 in 2013 – an increase of 279%2.
Quit Smoking - Digital Download
Created for healthcare professionals to print out and share with patients, this booklet offers practical tips to help your patients give up smoking including, general information, hard hitting facts and a checklist which helps identify dependency on tobacco.
Smoking Affects Men and Women Differently - Should Cessation Interventions Reflect This?
Recent brain imaging analysis using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have confirmed that there are gender differences in the way nicotine activates different parts of the brain to increase cravings in smokers and ex-smokers compared with non-smokers.
Setting goals for a Successful Pharmacy
As a pharmacy manager, you can draw from a diverse skill set to fulfil the many roles you play, day to day. Apart from fulfilling your dispensing duties, you also serve as leader, entrepreneur and business manager all in one[1]. Setting goals for you and your team can help to focus all of your efforts.
Brain Health Infographic
We’re only beginning to understand the complex way our brains work but every year we learn a little more. Here are five incredible things we’ve learned in 2017.
Heart Health - Digital Download
Created for Healthcare Professionals to print out and share with patients, this booklet offers practical tips for better heart health for your patients including exercise, general information and a useful checklist.
Creating a great organisational culture in your pharmacy
This culture may influence the awareness of work roles in team members, communication and delegation within the shop. This is particularly important within a pharmacy, as it may determine the ability of some staff members to perform tasks such as identifying customer queries that need pharmacist involvement.
Atrial Fibrillation – Approaches to Effective Management and Integrated Care
An article explaining how personalised management of AF might integrate emerging information such as atrial morphology and damage, brain imaging, genetic predisposition, systemic or local inflammation, and markers for cardiac strain.
How Fragment-Based Drug Screening Is Like the ‘Tetris’ of Drug Design
An alternative approach to drug screening searches for small fragments that snugly fit into a protein drug target.
Effectiveness of Antibiotics - On-Demand Webinar
This 60 minute webinar is aimed at Community Pharmacists practicing in Ireland. A 45 minute presentation will be followed by a 5 minute demonstration on how to record the webinar learnings/content as part of an ePortfolio CPD cycle.
The Search for a ‘Liquid Biopsy’ and Other Advances to Diagnose Cancer
A liquid biopsy — a technology that attempts to diagnose a disease through a blood sample rather than by using a tissue sample collected through a traditional biopsy — is just one technology being explored to make cancer diagnosis faster and less invasive.
Holiday Health - Digital Download
Download your Holiday Health booklet which gives helpful information to patients to avoid indigestion, excessive alcohol consumption and help with smoking cessation. The booklet contains posters, infographics, patient checklists and is easily printed.
What causes frequent heartburn ?
Inside the ‘Molecular Library’
The “molecular library” at Pfizer’s facilities in Groton, Connecticut, contains 4 million liquid compounds that have been accumulated over decades of research and are continuously used as the building blocks in the search for new medicines.
Video: Antibiotics and the problem of Antibiotic Resistance -Video
Did you know that an estimated 25,000 people die every year because of infections related to antibiotic resistance. Find out more about the threat and possible ways to helpreduce antibiotic resistanc eby watching this short video.
Breast Cancer Awareness - Digital Download
Created for healthcare professionals to print out and share with patients, this booklet contains a list of ways to help ease the pain of mastalgia, a symptom checker, and much more.
The Story of Pharmacy Series - Video
Watch Michael Maher (from Mahers Pharmacy in Drogheda) demonstrate some great insights about how technology has evolved to help him better serve his local patients.
Coping with Chronic Pain - Digital Download
Created for healthcare professionals to print out and share with patients, this booklet demonstrates dietary and exercise advice as well as general information to help your patients cope with Chronic Pain .
Cholesterol - Patient Information Leaflet
This 4 page PDF booklet provides information on how patients can possibly manage their cholesterol and keep their hearts healthy.
Pharmacy-Led Management of Diabetic Neuropathy in a Rural Setting
Diabetes is becoming an emerging epidemic in in western society and patients in rural areas have higher risk of developing complications and having less access to appropriate treatmentFind out the impact Pharmacy led Management of Diabetic Neuropathy might have in a Rural Setting
Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2017 Video Highlights
This Clinical Pharmacy Congress took place recently in the UK and we've compiled some short video highlights from key attendees/speakers which we hope you find useful.
Biosimilar Characteristics - Infographic
Did you know that Biologics are medicinal products derived from living organisms? This infographic shows you 5 Key characteristics of Biosimilar medicines.
Digital Download: 5 Techniques for Sleeping with Chronic Pain
Created for healthcare professionals to print out and share with patients, this inforgraphic demonstrates 5 simple techniques for sleeping with Chronic Pain.
Digital Download: Key differences between Nociceptive and Neuropathic pain
Created for healthcare professionals to print out and share with patients, this inforgraphic demonstrates the key differences between nociceptive and neuropathic pain.
Digital Download: Exercise Patient Booklet
Download a patient booklet which demonstrates how your patients can improve their mental wellness through optimising their approach to exercise.
Video: Wellness in Psychiatry (Nutrition)
Watch an in depth video presentation discussing the role of nutrition in psychiatry.
Introducing Twitter to your pharmacy
Twitter a simple, free-to-use social platform that can provide an effective way for pharmacists to engage with their local population, customers, healthcare community and the local press
Video: Finding the Fakes ( Counterfeit Medicines)
A short video detailing how dangerous counterfeit medicnes can be, and various techniques to help you identify fakes
Video - Discussing sensitive topics with your patients
Watch a short video that showcases a range of possible techniques to use when discussing sensitive topics with your patients.
Preparing and planning a community event
Pharmacies play a key role in providing healthcare on the high street, with the public placing a high level of trust in them1. Organising a community event is a great way to engage your local community. It’s also an ideal way to contribute to reducing local healthcare pressures, tackling issues like healthy eating, smoking cessation and dementia. So, how should you go about making it happen?
Pharma Translate App
Pharma Translate is a NEW app from Pfizer which supports dialogue between you and your patients. Find out what it is, how it works, and the potential benefits it has for both you and your patients. Available on both Apple and Android devices.
How to use local search to help people find your pharmacy
Local search is about getting your pharmacy seen by the right people: your customers. With the increasing range of online pharmacies, and local competitors it's important that you do everything you can to improve the ranking of your site on all search engines.
The Impact of Social Media on Healthcare in Ireland
Watch a short video showcasing how social media is affecting healthcare in Ireland.
Helping Patients to Make the Most of Their Medicines
As the population ages and life expectancy increases, more people are living with several long-term conditions that are being managed with an increasing number of medicines. It is estimated that only half of patients with chronic diseases adhere to their long-term medications and perhaps only a third follow general lifestyle recommendations, such as diet advice.1
Tackling Glaucoma in Ireland
The advanced loss of the visual field caused by glaucoma is perceived as the most prominent risk factor for blindness by many medical researchers.1 Therefore, the screening and early detection of glaucoma is an important concern.2
Tackling Heart Disease in Ireland
The historical likelihood of CVD and heart disease in men rather than women is now nearly a thing of the past, as the rates of CHD development for men and women over 65 have been observed to reach near-parity.4
Antibiotic Resistance patient poster
A printable poster detailing 5 things your patients can do to help stop the spread of antibiotic resistance.
De-Stress With Various Different Relaxation Exercises
Feeling frazzled? Maybe you need to relax. And no, we don’t mean plopping down on the couch to binge-watch your favourite television show. Instead, think deep breathing, meditation, or yoga.
Video: What is a Biosimilar?
A short video detailing what a biosimilar drug is, how they are made and the differences and similarities when compared to a chemical based medicine.
New Medicine Service would mean more effective medicine
A new pharmacist-led programme, called a New Medicine Service (NMS), can improve adherence to medicines for people who have been newly prescribed medicines for certain long-term conditions or therapies
Key Summary Of The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)
Since the definitions for sepsis and septic shock were last revised in 2001, considerable advances have since been made into the pathobiology ,management, and epidemiology of sepsis, suggesting the need for re-examination.
Online Learning Opportunities for Community Pharmacists -On Demand.
Develop your capabilities to achieve maximum personal performance as a pharmacist. Use this 60 minute on-demand webinar in order to help you with your daily tasks and record your learnings as part of your continuous learning on your eportfolio. Please note you will need to create a pfizerpor.ie accoun tto access thsi webinar.
Improving Pharmacy Consultations For Older People With Disabilities
Learn about the "PETAL Plan" and the "5 A's" and how they may assists your pharmacy providing optimal support for your elderly patients with disabilities.
Cold and Flu - Poster
Antibiotics aren't always the answer. Download this patient poster that highlights 4 simple things that can help them get well.
10 Health Benefits of Music
Did you know scientists have studied the impact of music on human body and mind and how it might possible improve our health under various circumstances ?Find out some of the positive correlations between music and human health and/or human performance.
Medication Adherence for Community Pharmacists
Find out some useful tips that aim to improve your patients medication adherence.
Healthy Aging and Living - What Part Does Diet Play?
Diet plays a key role in the health of all age groups and even more so for healthy ageing. Read about how diet may improve health and wellbeing and may delay and reduce the risk of developing disease and thereby promoting continued independent living as people grow old.
How pharmacists can detect Acute Coronary Syndrome early - Infographic
View and download a detailed infographic highlighting information Pharmacists can use to help detect Acute Coronary Syndrome early.
Story of Pharmacy - Part 2
Watch Michael Whelan (from Whelan's Care Plus pharmacy in Galway) share some insights into how pharmacy has changed through the generations.
Summer Health - Digital Download
Melanoma is one of the fastest growing skin cancers worldwide2. This Summer Health digital download offers practical advice on Summer Health with a focus on skin cancer.
The Cost of Antimicrobial Resistance
According to the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) by Jim O’Neil, 10 million deaths per year are projected by 2050 if current rates of antimicrobial resistance increases.
The Future of Pharmacy in Ireland
Did you know that 26% of people over the age of 50 use five or moer medicines a day ? Find out how pharmacy might evolve in order to help tackle the expected increase of healthcare demand in Ireland.
Dermatome Map
This adult dermatome map is available to download and print for your consultation room. It may be useful to help your patients understand more about nerve distribution.
SEO for Community Pharmacists (On Page)
In this edition of The Digital Series we discuss some of th best practices to help improve your webistes rankings on Search Engines such as Google. using onpage techniques.
5 Twitter Utilisation Techniques for your Pharmacy
5 Quick and easy ways to use Twitter to help amplify your Pharmacy and deliver relevant information to your patients. This forms part of our Pfizer Digital Series which has been created to help pharmacists and pharmacy healthcare professionals in Ireland.
6 ways to Inspire Customer Loyalty
Read abut 6 simple techniques which can be implemented to inspire customer loyalty.
Managing your Pain- Patient Leaflet
Created for pharmacist, this patient booklet has been created to help patients manage both pain, and their medicines.
Pharma Translate App
Pharma Translate is a NEW app from Pfizer which supports dialogue between you and your patients. Find out what it is, how it works, and the potential benefits it has for both you and your patients. Available on both Apple and Android devices.
Checking Our Gut Microorganisms’ Disease-Fighting
New gene sequencing tech is helping researchers harness the bacteria, viruses, and fungi that live in our bodies to fight disease
Osteoarthritis vs Rheumatoid Arthritis - Infographic
Download a detailed infographic which explains the key differences between Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Retail Pharmacy Merchandising: What you need to know
In the broadest sense, merchandising is any practice which contributes to the sale of products to a retail consumer. At a retail in-store level, merchandising refers to the variety of products available for sale and the display of those products in such a way that it stimulates interest and entices customers to make a purchase1.
Mental Health And The Exercise Effect
Did you know that mental disorders are known to reduce life- expectancy more or comparable to heavy smoking? Find out the effect exercise plays on our mental health.
On Demand: Medicine Adherence Webinar Prof Nina Barnett
Video: Wellness in Psychiatry (Exercise)
Watch an in depth video presentation discussing the role of exercise in psychiatry.
Effective Communication in your Pharmacy
Being able to communicate effectively is an integral part of all aspects of medicines adherence and medicines optimization, where pharmacists have a key role in helping patients get the best outcomes from their medicines.
Video: Wellness in Psychiatry.
Watch an in depth video presentation discussing the role of mindfulness has in psychiatry.
Brain Health and Exercises.
We’re only beginning to understand the complex way our brains work but every year we learn a little more. Here are five incredible things we’ve learned in 2017.
Why millennials matter for your pharmacy
the local level, millennials affect important dynamics that influence housing markets, educational institutions, tax bases, and labor forces, not to mention their implications for altering local economies, levels of income inequality, and needs for promoting greater racial and social inclusion
The impact of skin cancer in Ireland
Cutaneous melanoma is the most life-threatening form of skin cancer and its incidence and mortality keeps on rising with the highest increase among men aged older than 55 years and women of all ages3.
Are Genetic Tweaks Made by Gene Therapy Handed Down to Offspring?
The possibility of finding a treatment or even a cure for genetic disorders such as muscular dystrophy or hemophilia has taken a giant leap forward in recent years with the advent of gene therapy as a way to modify a defective gene or group of genes.
January Blues-Patient Booklet
Created for Healthcare Professionals to print out and share with patients, this booklet offers practical tips for better mental health for your patients including exercise, diet and a useful checklist
Impact of Neuropathic Pain on Quality of Sleep
The quality of sleep (QoS) can be affected by several factors such as co-existing disease, clinical symptoms, psychological disorders, and painful conditions.
Complicated Urinary Tract Infections In Elderly Patients
Disproportionately large subsets of geriatric patients develop complicated urinary tract infection (cUTI), compared to younger adults. cUTI is more difficult to manage than uncomplicated infections.
5 Steps that might Improve your Pharmacy induction Process
Induction is an essential step in ensuring that new staff understand their roles and responsibilities so that they can deliver safe and effective care and advice. Induction is an essential step in ensuring that new staff understand their roles and responsibilities so that they can deliver safe and effective care and advice.
Medicines Optimisation- helping patients to make the most of their medicines
10 Days after starting a new medicine, almost a third of patients are non-adherent and are already not taking the medicine as intended.
Smartphones - Could They Be Health At Your Finger-tips?
Read about some of the ways in which health apps are empowering patients to take the lead in managing their condition using their smartphones.
Discussing Sensitive Topics with your Patients
Asking an obese person about their weight, a smoker about their cough or posing questions over someone’s alcohol consumption can be challenging, but in your role as a pharmacist you are a trusted advisor.
Sexual Health Digital Download
Created for healthcare professionals to print out and share with patients, this booklet offers practical tips to help your patients understand different forms of contraception, practice safer sex and informs them of symptoms not to ignore during self screens.
Antibiotic Awareness-Digital Download
View and Download this helpful 4 page PDF booklet regarding 'antibiotic awareness' and print it out to display in your pharmacy to help educate your patients.
A new Frontier for Artificial Intelligence (Helping scientists develop new medicines)
Did you know that the same artificial intelligence techniques that power self-driving cars are increasingly being used to help scientists search for new medicines. Find out more about how artificial intelligence is impacting pharmaceutical reasearch and development.
Story of Pharmacy - The Virtual Pharmacist
Watch how Garvan Lynch from Lynch's Pharmacy in Cork has leveraged and grown his presence on digital platforms like Facebook and Youtube to help his patients have quick access to his content and services.
Treating Infections - Patient Leaflet
Created for pharmacists, this patient booklet has been created to help patients manage their medicines and help with the treatment of infections.
Maternal Sepsis – Expert Opinion on Definition and Management
Did you know that Sepsis with acute organ dysfunction has a mortality of 20–40% in high-income countries? Find out more about the definiton and management of maternal sepsis.
DN4 Pain Screening Tool
The DN4 (Douleur Neuropathique 4 Questions), developed by the French Neuropathic Pain Group, is a validated clinician-administered screening tool. It is used to indicate whether a patient may be suffering from neuropathic pain.
How to Make Better Decisions
Wrong! Science has shown us again and again that there are a clear set of things you can do to become a better decision maker. What are they?
5 Facebook Post Ideas for your Pharmacy
In this insallment of the Digital Series we will be discussing 5 post ideas for your pharmacy as well as suggest a numbe rof tools that may help you improve your social communication.
Introduction to Content Marketing for Retail Pharmacists in Ireland
We discuss where to begin and review the benefits it can bring to your patients, as well as providing information and helpful tools that will help get you started.
10 Tips and Tricks to help Pharmacies with Content Marketing
10 simple and effective tips to help Pharmacies communicate digitally with your patients.
Biosimilar Medicines - The Basics
An introductory article explaining what biosimilar medicines are and how they differ from generics.
Reinventing Your Pharmacy Model in a Changing Industry
Discover helpful tips on managing your pharmacy through a rapidly changing environment by implementing 5 techniques, all of which are aimed at improving your patients' experiences.
Facebook Utilisation Techniques for your Pharmacy
5 Quick and easy ways to use Facebookr to help amplify your Pharmacy and deliver relevant information to your patients. This forms part of our Pfizer Digital Series which has been created to help pharmacists and pharmacy healthcare professionals in Ireland.
World Glaucoma Week Resources
To mark World Glaucoma Week, Pfizer Healthcare Ireland and Pfizerpro.ie have launched dedicated resources for this condition, including patient booklets, a 'Know-the-Facts' poster and a series of articles. Please click/tap Read more to find out more...
Immunity’s Double-Edged Sword
Human’s complex immune system is the vanquisher of pathogens, but it can also turn on itself.
Evolution of Pharmacy in Ireland - Poster
In order to celebrate World Pharmacists Day, Pfizer has created a poster highlighting all of the key events in the evolution of pharmacy in Ireland.
Travelling with Medicines
This short article has been provided by the Pfizer Medical Information team and includes practical tips related to travelling with medicines, which you might find useful to discuss and review with your patients.
