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Last month
March 2024
Sedatives, steroids, and erectile dysfunction meds among illegal drugs seized by HPRA
28 Mar
8.2k
12
This year
2024
Doctors to inform men taking sodium valproate of risks to unborn children
22 Jan
27.2k
8
Last year
2023
Dramatic increase in seizures of ‘falsified’ weight loss and diabetes drug
25 Oct 2023
7.3k
High demand drives Irish shortage of weight-loss drug Saxenda
23 Sep 2023
44.2k
39
Health products regulator did not know springs were being implanted in children
22 Sep 2023
16.2k
Medicine shortages: Dept Health says 'numerous alternatives available to ensure continuity of care'
19 Jun 2023
12.2k
18
Almost 1 million doses of illegal and counterfeit medicine seized by HPRA in 2022
29 Mar 2023
9.3k
6
Over 200 medicines unavailable in Ireland, including cough syrups and soluble painkillers
9 Jan 2023
28.7k
17
All time
Debunked: Self-proclaimed ‘inventor’ of mRNA vaccines makes nonsense claims about spike proteins
29 Dec 2022
1.1k
Ivermectin: Seizures of false Covid 'cure' peaked last year, figures from drug watchdog show
5 Aug 2022
12.0k
Health products regulator warns against unauthorised 'self-tanning' substance
27 Jun 2022
14.5k
2
Almost 30,000 doses of ivermectin seized by health authorities last year
24 Feb 2022
19.9k
12
HSE looking into whether 'special arrangement' possible for access to severe pregnancy sickness drug
9 Feb 2022
16.7k
11
EU experts to discuss Genrui antigen tests after people report hundreds of false positives
11 Jan 2022
20.9k
17
Genrui antigen tests should be removed from shelves of Irish retailers, HPRA advises
Updated 5 Jan 2022
103k
67
Genrui antigen tests: HPRA and company to investigate after multiple reports of false positives
4 Jan 2022
215k
65
Huge surge in seizures of ivermectin as HSE warns against using unproven Covid-19 treatments
13 Sep 2021
101k
191
Sedatives and erectile dysfunction pills: One million doses of illegal medicines seized last year
8 Jun 2021
7.1k
7
Health products regulator reports 'small number' of clotting events linked to AstraZeneca vaccine
23 Apr 2021
24.6k
51
Irish medicines watchdog probing first blood clot case in AstraZeneca vaccine recipient
8 Apr 2021
34.4k
18
Irish regulator says government right to wait for EMA approval before using other vaccines
23 Mar 2021
14.0k
23
EMA says benefits of AstraZeneca vaccine 'outweigh the risks of side effects'
Updated 15 Mar 2021
53.3k
120
Vaccines: 740 reports of suspected side-effects have been sent to the health products regulator
4 Feb 2021
98.7k
64
Vaccines: 257 people have reported suspected side-effects to the health products regulator
21 Jan 2021
100k
43
Benefits of Covid-19 vaccines 'continue to outweigh risks' as 81 cases of suspected side effects reported
18 Jan 2021
66.3k
People advised to hold off on trying for a baby for a period of time after getting Covid-19 vaccination
15 Dec 2020
85.2k
18
FactCheck: Yes, the children's flu vaccine is authorised for use in Ireland
20 Nov 2020
10.1k
Agencies warn of fire risk from emollient skin creams as UK records deaths and injuries
31 Jul 2020
38.3k
7
Parents of children affected by scoliosis spinal rod recall to be contacted by surgeons in next 24 hours
Updated 26 Feb 2020
25.4k
21
A shortage of menopause drugs in Ireland is causing 'inconvenience and distress' for women
21 Feb 2020
19.6k
43
'You don't know what's in them': Warning against buying medicines on the internet as over 350,000 pills seized
14 Nov 2019
10.9k
20
'Bear it in mind': Harris was contacted about vaping by minister and FG colleague
8 Nov 2019
20.2k
29
No-deal Brexit fears: Health chiefs say enough medicines stockpiled to last till New Year
25 Sep 2019
7.4k
3
'We're told we need a massive chest and washboard abs': The rise of steroids - and the unspoken dangers
11 Sep 2019
6.0k
5
Illegal medicines: 740 abortion pills were seized in Ireland last year
5 Mar 2019
8.3k
42
Over 600 life-saving defibrillators in Ireland require urgent updates, HPRA warns
29 Jan 2019
9.6k
13
Irish women report painful complications from controversial sterilisation implant
7 Dec 2018
23.3k
11
Reports made of controversial laser treatments being offered in place of vaginal mesh devices
30 Oct 2018
15.3k
4
Almost 90,000 illegal prescription medicines, including 5,700 erectile dysfunction pills, seized
23 Oct 2018
10.3k
14
Hospitals warned about safety of patient trolleys after reports of some malfunctioning
29 Aug 2018
8.9k
10
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