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Contraceptive pills can now be sold in Irish pharmacies without prescription

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LATEST: Contraceptive pills can now be sold in Irish pharmacies without a prescription

Pharmacists will now be able to dispense oral contraception without a prescription as part of a new government Bill. The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, will bring the plans to the Cabinet under the general scheme and draft of the Health ...

03 Oct 2023 at 10:33

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Pharmacies struggle to meet medical demands and fear medicine shortages

Amid the Coronavirus outbreak, pharmacies are warning against bulk buying products as it could lead to medicine shortages. In a statement released by the Irish Pharmacies Union "Pharmacists are the most accessible health care providers and ...

10 Mar 2020 at 15:47

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Drones deliver prescription medicines for well-known pharmacy for first time

Boots has become the first community pharmacy in the UK to deliver prescription medicines by drone. The retailer shipped medicines from Thorney Island, near Portsmouth, to the Isle of Wight. It said that using the technology speeded up ...

27 Jul 2022 at 15:55

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Interim examiner appointed to Cara Pharmacy Group

The High Court has appointed an interim examiner to the Cara group of pharmacies, which employs over 160 people. The group's directors are former RTE's Dragon Den presenter Ramona Nicholas and her husband Canice Nicholas, who had ...

04 Sept 2020 at 18:10

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New taskforce to examine allowing pharmacists to extend prescriptions

Options to enable pharmacists to extend prescriptions for a range of medicines and conditions are among measures to be examined by a new Government taskforce. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced the establishment of a ...

24 Jul 2023 at 00:01

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FLUMAGEDDON - Public urged to take action as busiest hospital season approaches

Flu season is now officially upon us and while soup, fluids and dry toast are mostly there to get us through, staying up to date with vaccine uptakes is more important than ever. Pharmacist Sheena Mitchell sat down to speak ...

23 Oct 2024 at 15:14

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Prescriptions for common conditions should be available at pharmacies – report

People should be able to get prescriptions for eight common conditions at pharmacies, a report has recommended. A taskforce on expanding the role of pharmacies found that pharmacists should be able to prescribe medication ...

13 Aug 2024 at 16:49

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Parents encouraged to protect children against flu with free HSE nasal spray flu vaccination

The HSE has launched the free nasal spray flu vaccination programme for children aged 2 to 17 years. Children in this age bracket can now avail of the free flu vaccine from participating GP practices and pharmacies. As ...

07 Oct 2024 at 16:54

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Woman 'looked up and down' after asking for Ozempic in Irish pharmacy

Clare TD Cathal Crowe has raised serious concerns surrounding the supply of the controversial Ozempic drug after a Clare woman was “looked up and down” by a pharmacist when fulfilling a prescription. The controversial ...

27 Jun 2024 at 11:44

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"Phenomenal pressure" on pharmacists facing a worsening shortage of hundreds of medicines

The President of the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) has reportedly said there is a shortage of hundreds of medicines in Ireland, including those needed to treat common medical conditions such Parkinson's, diabetes, blood ...

28 Apr 2024 at 09:08

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Pharmacies across Ireland are offering once-off free blood pressure checks - see the list!

The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) are teaming up with RTÉ’s Operation Transformation to support National Blood Pressure Day 2024. The partnership will see pharmacies all over Ireland offering once-off free blood ...

12 Jan 2024 at 18:29

Northern Ireland

IT outage impacts two-thirds of GP practices in Northern Ireland

Around two thirds of GP practices in Northern Ireland have been impacted by a global IT outage. Practices which have been affected are being asked to revert to “established paper-based processes where ...

19 Jul 2024 at 17:36

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