RPS president Ash Soni said: "We don't wash our hands often enough for long enough to get rid of the bacteria that can cause illnesses."

Penicillin doses for children need to be reviewed to take account of the fact youngsters are getting heavier, experts have said.

MILLIONS of euro of taxpayers’ money could be saved if pharmacists were allowed play a greater role in preventative care and the management of chronic diseases such as diabetes or heart disease, the Irish Pharmaceutical Union (IPU) has claimed.

The aspirin-styled bar stools, towering medical cabinets, DNA-themed sculptures and molecule inspired ashtrays which lined Damien Hirst’s famed, but short-lived, London restaurant Pharmacy sold tonight for £11.1m (€15.9m) at auction.