Putting unused medicines in bins, toilets or down the sink is making the planet sick
Improper disposal of pharmaceuticals, often through bins or flushing, leads to contamination of water and soil
Irish Pharmacy Union
Significant rise in throat cancers among men related to HPV, campaigners say
Rates of vaccination have fallen in recent years, warns national coalition
New rules around medication dispensing delayed after political backlash
Some patients were facing charges of €20-€50 in the new year for getting ‘blister packs’ from their pharmacies, Dáil told
‘Obesity medications may not make you thin or happy but they will improve your health’
GLP-1 drugs need to be reframed in the public mind as an essential medical treatment rather than ‘skinny jabs’, say practitioners
Pharmacy sector to receive additional €75m under new agreement with State
Pharmacists will be able to prescribe medication for a number of common conditions under agreement
Black market weight-loss drugs ‘not worth the risk’, warn pharmacists
Union advises people to only purchase drugs from registered pharmacies
‘I can’t wait any longer’: Couples with one child await budget pledge on free IVF
It was announced in October’s budget that access to State scheme would be expanded this year
Free HRT widely available in pharmacies from June after agreement reached with Department of Health
Increased one-off grant offered to pharmacists after union talks with department
Drug shortages adding to workloads at Irish pharmacies
Medicine shortages increasingly negatively affecting patient outcomes, Irish Pharmacy Union says
Ireland’s free HRT scheme: Why has it been delayed?
Free hormone replacement therapy was due to be introduced on January 1st, now it’s June 1st - but issues remain
Rising demand for HRT is ‘making it harder for pharmacists to ensure consistent supply’
There are shortages of four hormone replacement therapy patches
HRT scheme roll-out to proceed ‘as soon as possible’, department says
State-funded scheme to provide hormone replacement therapy has been delayed due to issues between Department of Health and pharmacists
Flu hospitalisations expected to double in coming 10 days
There could be up to 900 flu cases in hospitals countrywide by end of year, HSE chief clinical director warns, with cases expected to peak in early January
Pharmacists dispensing unlicensed medications due to shortages
Exempt medicinal products can be legally supplied under prescription but are not assessed by the Health Products Regulatory Authority
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