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.
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For most antibiotics a modest drink will not stop them working, but for two, mixing alcohol is genuinely dangerous. Check your antibiotic with our instant lookup tool. Honest advice from Laois Pharmacy, Portlaoise.
Yes, most adults can use paracetamol and ibuprofen on the same day. The exact doses, the right 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 to 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.
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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