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Pharmacists call for Morning After Pill to be made available without Prescription
Monday, 30 August 2010 13:40
In response to a call this morning from Choice Ireland, the Irish Pharmacy Union has reiterated its call for pharmacists to be enabled to provide Emergency Hormonal Contraception, also known as the Morning After Pill, to patients without a doctor's prescription. The Union said that pharmacists have the skills and competencies to dispense hormonal contraceptives and provide appropriate advice and counselling to such patients.
As review of cuts to pharmacists’ fees looms Pharmacy Union claims 1,600 jobs have been lost
Thursday, 24 June 2010 13:18
€33 million more than expected cut from fees
Almost a year after a bitter dispute between pharmacists and the HSE, new research indicates that the HSE cut 25% more [€33 million more] than they planned to from pharmacists’ payments. The Irish Pharmacy Union, the representative body for pharmacists, has made a submission to the Minister for Health and Children pointing out that 1,600 jobs have been lost in the wake of the cuts and that patient services have been curtailed.
Pharmacists welcome lower medicines prices through generic substitution
Thursday, 17 June 2010 14:15
Pharmacists call for cautious approach on reference pricing and express fears about medicines shortages
The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU), the representative body for 1,600 pharmacists, has today welcomed a move by the Minister for Health and Children to allow pharmacists offer patients the choice of a cheaper generic medicine. However, pharmacists called on the Minister to take a cautious approach to the introduction of a system of reference pricing which could lead to medicine shortages. The IPU was responding to the publication of a report from the Health Service Executive and the Department of Health and Children on generic substitution and reference pricing for medicines.
Irish Urged to Take Action on European Obesity Day
Monday, 17 May 2010 11:00
Monday 17 May 2010 - Áine Brady, Minister of State with responsibility for Older People and Health Promotion, today voiced her support for the inaugural European Obesity Day and called on Irish citizens to sign the European Obesity Day Charter at www.obesityday.eu This European citizens' initiative has been organised as part of European Obesity Day, which takes place on Saturday 22 May, in association with GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, the Irish Pharmacy Union and the Diabetes Federation of Ireland.
Statement from the Irish Pharmacy Union on the Supreme Court Ruling in favour of the Department of Health and Children on the Advance Payments case
Thursday, 29 April 2010 15:54
29 April 2010: The Irish Pharmacy Union (
New President of Irish Pharmacy Union calls for “new relationship with Minister for Health & Children and the HSE” after last Summer’s bitter dispute
Monday, 26 April 2010 08:31
Warning that sector is facing severe financial difficulties as 1,600 jobs lost in last year
Sunday 25 April 2010. Darragh O’Loughlin – who was elected this weekend as President of the Irish Pharmacy Union [IPU] has called for a “new relationship with the Minister for Health and the HSE” after the bitter dispute which saw hundreds of pharmacies close their doors for almost a week and a half last August.
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