HRT and Menopause: Understanding Your Treatment Options
A clear, balanced guide to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopause: the types, forms, benefits and risks, and how our pharmacists can support you. HSE-referenced.
Straight health advice from the pharmacists at Laois Pharmacy in Portlaoise. These are the questions we get asked most at the counter, written up and checked in-store, and most come with a free checker or calculator you can use in a minute.
Hay Fever: Which Antihistamine Is Right for You?
Cetirizine, loratadine or a nasal spray? A pharmacist-written guide to choosing hay fever relief that suits your symptoms, with HSE guidance and options you can buy from us.
Ibuprofen or Paracetamol: Which Should You Take?
Paracetamol or ibuprofen? A clear, pharmacist-written guide to which painkiller suits which type of pain, correct doses, cautions and when to ask us, with HSE references.
The Weight-Loss Pill Has Arrived: What Orforglipron (Foundayo) Means for Ireland
Orforglipron (Foundayo) is the first GLP-1 weight-loss pill, no needle, approved in the US in 2026. What the ATTAIN-1 clinical trial shows, how the tablet compares to Ozempic and Wegovy, and when the weight-loss pill will reach Ireland. A pharmacist’s guide from Laois Pharmacy.
Retatrutide: The ‘Triple G’ Weight-Loss Injection Explained, and When Ireland Might See It
Retatrutide has produced up to 25% weight loss in Phase 3 trials, the strongest yet. What the TRIUMPH clinical trials actually show, how it compares to Ozempic and Mounjaro, and the honest timeline for when it will be available in Ireland. A pharmacist’s guide.
Keeping the Weight Off After Ozempic or Wegovy: What Actually Works
Most people regain weight after stopping GLP-1 medicines, but the ones who keep it off do specific, learnable things. The 6-habit maintenance checklist, why you should never just stop, and how our pharmacists support the after phase.
Ozempic vs Wegovy vs Mounjaro: What’s the Difference? An Irish Pharmacist Explains
Ozempic and Wegovy are the same medicine at different doses, here’s the full comparison table, Mounjaro included, with Irish prices, who each suits, and the GP-first route to getting started. From Laois Pharmacy, Portlaoise.
Flu Vaccine Ireland: Who Gets It Free and When to Get It
Everyone 60+, children 2 to 17, pregnant women and people with long-term conditions get the flu vaccine free in Ireland. Check your eligibility in 10 seconds, and find out why October is the month to book at Laois Pharmacy.
Cold vs Flu vs Covid: How to Tell the Difference
Colds creep, flu hits like a train, Covid needs a test. An interactive symptom checker, a side-by-side comparison table, red flags that mean the GP, and what actually helps. From the pharmacists at Laois Pharmacy, Portlaoise.
Missed a Dose? What to Do, and Which Medicines Need Food
Why some medicines demand food and others an empty stomach, which foods secretly fight your tablets, the missed-dose rule, and the blister-packing service that fixes it all. A pharmacist guide from Laois Pharmacy.