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Funding regulation by stealth tax

What efficiencies has the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland made to reduce operating costs and mitigate its dire financial position, asks Terry Maguire?

02 Sep 2026

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Accelerating change with hub and spoke

If I want to remain relevant, I need to become clinical and it's the biggest driver for change I’ve seen in years, says Terry Maguire.

04 Aug 2026

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The Golden Dose

The most common exchange is over steroid packs. I can’t take any more middle-class, self-entitled abuse, says Terry Maguire.

07 Jul 2026

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Is it the end of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland?

We could see the PSNI go and the General Pharmaceutical Council take over University Street, says Terry Maguire.

22 Apr 2026

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Stop Trumpeting on about paracetamol!

Why was Donald Trump so fixated on paracetamol in pregnancy, asks Terry Maguire?

07 Apr 2026

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Making neighbourhood care a reality

It gets complicated when the wider determinants of health such as housing are brought in, says Terry Maguire.

20 Feb 2026

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Pharmacy could manage obesity – but are we up for it?

Addressing the problem at scale will be a challenge in Northern Ireland within existing service frameworks, says Terry Maguire.

09 Dec 2025

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Happy 100th birthday PSNI!

The professional-commercial debate in pharmacy will rage on for another century, says Terry Maguire.

05 Nov 2025

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Avoidable fentanyl overdose deaths

All pharmacies in the UK should provide advice to patients on the proper disposal of used fentanyl opioid patches, says Terry Maguire.

08 Oct 2025

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Training troubles

When independents identify a problem with the foundation training year, the multiples ignore it, says Terry Maguire.

09 Sep 2025

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Is better pharmacy regulation coming?

Pharmacists did not find themselves working collaboratively with the General Pharmaceutical Council who often acted more like a parliamentary militia than a community policing service, says Terry Maguire.

05 Aug 2025

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I should have been more assured by my own quality systems!

A power imbalance between surgeries and pharmacies meant I was forced to take responsibility for something I had no responsibility for, says Terry Maguire.

11 Jun 2025

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Leadership discussion needs local focus

There is still too much Department of Health oversight of the professional pharmacy leadership project and unless that changes, it will fail, says Terry Maguire.

29 Apr 2025

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The tyranny of technology

We often decide to introduce technology because of our emotions, even narcissism, when we should be using objective information, says Terry Maguire.

11 Mar 2025

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The politics of skinny pens

It’s perverse that Wegovy and Mounjaro are being positioned as a key solution to the obesity problem, says Terry Maguire.

04 Feb 2025

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Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland – a regulator in crisis

The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland celebrates its 100th birthday next year but shuns the needs of people it regulates, says Terry Maguire.

09 Dec 2024

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