PSI Newsletter

PSI Newsletter November & December 2013

  • Updated Guidance on Supply of Norlevo 
  • PSI Advises Vigilance on Pseudoephedrine 
  • Inspectors Advice on SOPs 
  • National Forum Interim Report 
  • MRSA Clinical Guidelines Launched 
  • Medicines Management Forum
  • CPD Opportunities 
  • PSI Recruitment

PSI Newsletter October 2013

  • Interchangeable Medicines List Update
  • Legislation on Sale of Cosmetic Products
  • PSI Public Consultation on Draft Accreditation Standards
  • Opportunity to Join Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group
  • Continued Registration 2014
  • CPD Opportunities
  • PSI Recruitment

PSI Newsletter September 2013

  • Seasonal Influenza Evaluation Report
  • Irish Institute of Pharmacy - Peer Support Pharmacists
  • Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week
  • CPD Opportunities

PSI Newsletter August 2013

  • Publication of PSI Core Competency Framework for Pharmacists
  • PSI Corporate Strategy 2013-2017 
  • New PSI President Elected
  • PSI Council Approves Vaccination Training for 2013/14 Season
  • Update: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013
  • WHO Statement on Electronic Cigarettes
  • CPD Opportunities
  • PSI Recruitment

PSI Newsletter Special - Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 - July 2013
This special e-newsletter for pharmacists provides general information and guidance on the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 and includes the following sections:

  • Implications for Pharmacists 
  • Patient Consultation and Communication
  • Mitigating the Risk of Dispensing Errors
  • Identifying Patients Requiring Additional Care
  • Amendments to Role and Function of PSI
  • Policies and Procedures
  • FAQs 

PSI Newsletter June 2013

  • Official Opening of PSI House
  • PSI Council Appointments
  • National Cancer Control Programme Drug Protocols
  • Dianette Safety Information
  • FIP Dublin Update
  • CPD Opportunities

PSI Newsletter Special - FIP Announcement- June 2013

Information about the Annual FIP Congress to be held in Dublin in August 2013.

PSI Newsletter May 2013

  • Flu Vaccination Update
  • Supervising Pharmacist Film - Roles and Responsibilities
  • IMB Safety Update: E-communication
  • Tutor Training Update 2013/14
  • Applications for MSc in Hospital Pharmacy and MSc in Health Informatics

PSI Newsletter April 2013

  • Guidance on Digital and Social Media
  • PSI Council Election Results
  • Irish Institute of Pharmacy Update
  • Tutor Information Evening
  • Smoking Cessation Training
  • Applications for MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
  • HSE Guidance -Multidisciplinary Team Prompts

PSI Newsletter March 2013

  • Paediatric Paracetamol Overdose: Risk Management
  • Advisory on Use of Herbal Teas for Young Children
  • EP Changes - Implications for Extemporaneous Dispensing
  • Notice of PSI Council Elections

PSI Newsletter February 2013

  • PSI Policy on Pharmacy Access for Cleaning and/or Merchandising
  • PSI Information Meetings
  • CPD: FIP 2013 in Dublin

PSI Newsletter January 2013

  • Pharmacy Inspections and Reports
  • Tutor Pharmacists for 2013/14
  • EU Tobacco Directive Update