Honest health advice from the pharmacists at Laois Pharmacy, Portlaoise — plain-English guides to the questions we hear at the counter every day, from medical card cover and the morning after pill to hay fever, flu vaccines and weight management. Every article is written and reviewed in-store, and most include a free interactive checker or calculator.
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.
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