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# pharmacies - Saturday 23 June, 2018
Ireland spends €20 billion per year on healthcare, here's where the money goes
There was a 10% increase in health expenditure between 2011 and 2016.
# pharmacies - Wednesday 23 May, 2018
HSE lodges High Court cases against several pharmacies
The defendants include pharmacies based in Dublin, Cork, Waterford and Tipperary.
# pharmacies - Sunday 20 August, 2017
'Oh, that's just the price': €11 difference in cost of same medication in two Dublin pharmacies
One man was charged 32c a pill for his depression medication in one Dublin pharmacy, and 73c in another.
# pharmacies - Friday 3 March, 2017
'Epidemics' of TB and pneumonia could hit Ireland due to antibiotic resistance
Misuse and overuse of medication will “almost certainly lead to a health crisis”, it has been warned.
# pharmacies - Tuesday 28 February, 2017
Prescriptions are going to be cheaper for over-70s with a medical card from tomorrow
Those eligible are advised to make themselves known to pharmacy staff so they can benefit from this reduction.
# pharmacies - Thursday 19 January, 2017
Cash, drugs and fake tan among the most common items stolen from pharmacies
Pharmacists have said that violent raids can have a physical and psychological effect on staff.
# pharmacies - Thursday 29 September, 2016
Taking ibuprofen can raise the risk of heart failure, scientists warn
Medics used data taken from 10 million patients across Europe.
# pharmacies - Tuesday 23 August, 2016
Majority of complaints against pharmacists relate to dispensing errors
Complaints made against pharmacists fell by nearly a half last year.
# pharmacies - Wednesday 9 March, 2016
'I've been trying to bring cheap medicine to Irish patients. Too many are struggling to pay'
I used to dread bringing an inhaler out to a patient and asking for €85, writes Shane O’Sullivan.
# pharmacies - Friday 24 April, 2015
People without medical cards are avoiding doctors like the plague
Although hopefully most of them don’t actually have the plague.
# pharmacies - Friday 6 February, 2015
Pharmacies facing raids from attackers armed with knives, syringes and guns
A crime survey has found that cosmetics and fake tan are the most likely items to be shoplifted from pharmacies.
# pharmacies - Friday 18 October, 2013
Stocks of antibiotic Augmentin could run out 'within months'
The antibiotic treats infections like bronchitis and pneumonia and may be unavailable in Ireland until late next year.
# pharmacies - Friday 26 April, 2013
One in four pharmacies in Ireland operating at a loss
The figures come from a Grant Thornton survey released by the Irish Pharmacy Union as its conference gets under way in Kildare today.
# pharmacies - Monday 25 March, 2013
NCA survey finds wide variations in drug pricing in pharmacies nationwide
The average percentage difference across a range of commonly prescribed drugs nationwide was 56 per cent, according to a survey by the National Consumer Agency .
# pharmacies - Friday 28 December, 2012
What's most likely to be stolen from Irish pharmacies? Fake tan
A survey by the Irish Pharmacy Union has found ‘shocking’ levels of crime in pharmacies, with cosmetics and fake tan topping the list for the items most likely to be stolen.
# pharmacies - Wednesday 21 November, 2012
Taking antibiotics for colds and flu is pointless - pharmacists
Pharmacists have warned that overuse of antibiotics is a major public health threat – and that we could eventually run out of effective antibiotics.
# pharmacies - Monday 17 September, 2012
Pharmacists warned over use of cough syrup to make crystal meth
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland has advised members to be cautious about people who ask for significant quantities of medicines.
# pharmacies - Monday 16 July, 2012
New Bill will let chemists substitute cheaper generic drugs for more expensive ones
The new Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 could mean cheaper trips to the pharmacy.
# pharmacies - Tuesday 29 May, 2012
Boots to cut cost of prescription medicines for customers in Ireland
The pharmacy says that it is to lower the cost of the majority of its prescription medicines which will save customers on average 25 per cent.
# pharmacies - Monday 17 October, 2011
Union criticises 'flawed' newspaper report on pharmacy mark-ups
The Irish Pharmacy Union criticises an Irish Independent report that some chemists mark-up prices by up to 354 per cent.
# pharmacies - Saturday 27 August, 2011
Nurofen Plus recalled in Ireland after 'sabotage' of packs in the UK
The painkillers have been recalled from Irish wholesalers as a precautionary measure after rogue drugs were found in packs in the UK.
# pharmacies - Wednesday 24 August, 2011
Google settles $500m lawsuit over ads for online pharmacies
The US Department of Justice says Google has agreed to forfeit $500m made from illegally advertising Canadian chemists.
# pharmacies - Saturday 7 May, 2011
Average age of women requesting morning after pill is 23 years - survey
Survery by the Irish Pharmacy Union says that 85 per cent of pharmacists polled have been asked for the drug since mid-February.
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Poll: Have you curbed your water use after the hosepipe ban warnings?
EARLIER THIS WEEK, Irish Water said it is “increasingly likely” that a water conservation order would be put in place due to increased demand and a prolonged period of dry weather.
The bank holiday weekend saw dry, sunny weather with temperatures in the mid 20s. According to Met Éireann, there have been 37 dry periods in Ireland between 18 March and 20 May.
Two weeks ago, Irish Water asked households to conserve water, warning that people were using an extra 24 litres of water per person per day.
It added it is currently gathering the data “and if the current trend continues the likelihood is that a hosepipe ban will have to be imposed”.
So, what do you think? Have you curbed your water use after the hosepipe ban warnings?
Poll Results:
Yes (4213)
No (4151)
Not sure (435)
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Wellness Wednesday: Worry is of no use to anyone, especially now in a time of crisis
By Trish Farrell
Counsellor Trish Farrell offers some tips to avoid worry during this time of change.
Larry Donnelly: Trump is a mess but he can still win the election because of a weak Democratic party
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
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