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Wed 08 Aug 2009Methadone scheme for recovering addicts also hit by closures
EFFECTS OF DISPUTE AROUND THE COUNTRY:A NUMBER of pharmacies in Dublin city centre, including some involved in dispensing methadone to recovering heroin addicts, were closed yesterday with notices posted outside explaining closure was “due the pharmacists’ dispute with the HSE/Minister Harney”.
A HSE spokesman described the action of pharmacists who had closed their shops and who were contracted to dispense methadone as “a very unfortunate way to treat a vulnerable group”.
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