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# Prescription Medicines

This month
March 2024
Maximum validity of prescriptions extended to one year, as govt aims to reduce pressure on GPs
All time
'You don't know what's in them': Warning against buying medicines on the internet as over 350,000 pills seized
Almost 90,000 illegal prescription medicines, including 5,700 erectile dysfunction pills, seized
Generic drugs are more expensive in Ireland than the EU
Poll: Do you shop around for your prescription medication?
Boots to cut cost of prescription medicines for customers in Ireland