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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 delivery ...

27 Jul 2022 at 15:55

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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 new expert ...

24 Jul 2023 at 00:01

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 ...

03 Oct 2023 at 10:33

National News

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 pressure checks this ...

12 Jan 2024 at 18:29

National News

"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 pressure ...

28 Apr 2024 at 09:08

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Louth pharmacy named Pharmacy of the Year

Mark's Pharmacy in Ardee has earned top honours at the 11th Irish Pharmacy Awards, often called the "Oscars of Irish Pharmacy, taking home the coveted titles of "Pharmacy of the Year" and "Pharmacy Team of the Year." This ...

04 Jun 2023 at 16:00

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Pharmacy owner defrauds HSE by applying for duplicate claims for chemists in Louth and Dublin

The owner of a chain of pharmacies may receive community service for fraudulently obtaining payments from the HSE’s Primary Care Reimbursement Service, a court has heard. John Corr (55) was the owner of five pharmacies ...

19 Apr 2021 at 18:29

Local News

Two for Today: Pure Pharmacy offers nationwide delivery

To mark the re-opening of businesses the Dundalk Democrat are running a Back in Business campaign to help the county's economy and encourage people to shop local. We will be highlighting two Louth businesses every day ...

25 May 2021 at 19:08

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 necessary” and ...

19 Jul 2024 at 17:36

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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 ...

13 Aug 2024 at 16:49

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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 ...

23 Oct 2024 at 15:14

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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 ...

10 Mar 2020 at 16:02

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