Recent research shows Ireland has amongst the highest over-the-counter codeine sales internationally, and that prescriptions for painkillers, particularly opioids, have risen steadily over the last de...

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation - Chronic nonmalignant pain (CNMP) is commonly treated with opioids and other analgesics, yet prescribing carries risks and substantial costs. Promotional...

DIAMOND is an ambitious Wellcome-funded programme of research that aims to develop and advance novel methods for researching deprescribing by harnessing big data.

In 2023, Novo Nordisk was suspended by its own industry body in the UK for two years over its sponsorship of weight management courses for health professionals

DIAMOND is an ambitious Wellcome-funded programme of research that aims to develop and advance novel methods for researching deprescribing by harnessing big data.

Purpose Simulation studies are used in pharmacoepidemiology for evaluating inferential methods in a controlled setting, whereby a known data-generating mechanism allows evaluation of the performance o...

To assess impacts of government changes to prescription medicine co-payments on individuals’ out-of-pocket expenditure.Participants were community-dwe…

The overall research project aims to develop a comprehensive set of indicators to guide medicines optimisation and deprescribing in people with CKD in primary care. More ...

Read the latest article version by Ahmed Hassan Ali, Michelle Flood, Ciara Kirke, Molly Mattsson, Mary E. Walsh, Emma Wallace, Derek Corrigan, Tom Fahey, Fiona Boland, Frank Moriarty, at HRB Open Rese...