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  As many as nine in every 10 pregnant women take some form of medication. For some it’s a straightforward, over-the-counter pain-reliever or digestive calmer, while others need medicine to manage an underlying medical condition or to minimise a current risk. Yet all too often, we don’t know what the safest and most effective dose […]

Here at the National Office, our role is to support innovative health research while ensuring the safety, dignity and well-being of research participants are safeguarded – and we do that by contributing to the system that ensures research ethics is an integral part of how health research is carried out in Ireland.   But what exactly