MIMS Ireland
MIMS Ireland 50th Anniversary Front Cover.
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| Country | Ireland |
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| Language | British English |
| Subject | Medicine |
| Genre | Medical reference |
| Publisher | MPI Media Ltd |
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The Monthly Index of Medical Specialities Ireland (MIMS Ireland) is a well-established prescribing guide delivered to medical practitioners in Ireland. It was founded by Dr John O'Connell, who came up with the concept of a small, concise medical guide that was to become MIMS. MIMS Ireland is used by the Irish Medicines Board to convey information on drug safety, and is recommended by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) as part of the premises requirements for pharmacies. It is also listed as a reference for the use of drugs in sports by the Irish Sports Council.
MIMS Ireland celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2010. Former editors include John O'Connell, Andrea Leotha, Arlene Cock and Marie-Catherine Mousseau.
Dr John O'Connell, an Irish general practitioner who later became the Minister for Health, proposed to the English publisher Alf Morgan the idea of a compact, user-friendly medical guide which was to become MIMS – the Monthly Index of Medical Specialities. Since drug names in Ireland were somewhat different from those in the UK, Alf Morgan and John O'Connell both set up their own version of the guide in their respective country: MIMS in the UK and MIMS Ireland in the Republic of Ireland.
The MIMS concept was subsequently taken up by a number of other English speaking countries around the world who set up their own versions of MIMS.
The core of MIMS Ireland consists of entries (monographs) of medicinal products available in the Republic of Ireland. These include a concise summary of main prescribing information such as indications, dosage, contraindications, interactions, special-warnings and side effects as well as information about pack size and price. MIMS Ireland also works in collaboration with the Irish Sports Council to provide guidance on the use of each drug in sport.
In addition, MIMS Ireland contains a preliminary section which each month includes:
Though MIMS Ireland is supported by advertisement and educational grants from the pharmaceutical industry, it is an independently written publication with strict editorial policy and content left at the discretion of the editor.
For a number of years, a number of supplements have been published alongside MIMS Ireland to guide healthcare professionals in specific areas including:
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