Yes — most adults can safely combine paracetamol and ibuprofen. The exact doses, the safe way to stagger them, the child rules, and the hidden-paracetamol mistake that catches people out. From the pharmacists at Laois Pharmacy, Portlaoise.
Which medicines need a prescription in Ireland and which don’t — Viagra, the morning after pill, antibiotics, codeine painkillers, inhalers and more, with an instant lookup tool. By the pharmacists at Laois Pharmacy.
Irish pharmacists can now assess and treat 8 common conditions — including UTIs, conjunctivitis and impetigo — and supply antibiotics where appropriate, no GP visit needed. How the walk-in service works at Laois Pharmacy, Portlaoise.
The cost of HRT medicines is now covered by the State at participating pharmacies including Laois Pharmacy. What is covered, the 3 steps to get it, and what to ask your GP. A pharmacist’s guide from Portlaoise.
The morning after pill is free from Irish pharmacies for anyone aged 17–35 and for medical card holders — no prescription needed. How long you have, what the private consultation involves, and what to expect at Laois Pharmacy.
No Irish household should pay more than €80 a month for prescribed medicines. How the Drug Payment Scheme works, who counts as your household, how to apply in 5 minutes — plus a calculator showing what you would save.
What a medical card actually covers at an Irish pharmacy — the €1.50 prescription charge, the €15 family cap, what is not covered, and the schemes that help everyone else. By the pharmacists at Laois Pharmacy, Portlaoise.
Few things rattle a parent like a hot, miserable child at 2am. Here’s the reassuring truth: fever itself isn’t an illness — it’s the immune system doing its job —…
Bags booked, cases out — but the health kit is always the last-minute scramble. Sorted properly, it fits in a washbag and saves you from paying tourist prices for paracetamol…
Menopause has finally become something Irish women talk about openly — and about time. Around 600,000 women in Ireland are peri- or post-menopausal right now, and while every experience is…
