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.
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.
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, and most…
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 on…
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 different,…
"It's only Irish sun" has burned more of us than any beach holiday. UV levels in the Irish midlands regularly hit 6+ in June and July, high enough to burn…
Since its reclassification, Viagra Connect (sildenafil 50mg) is a pharmacy medicine in Ireland, supplied by pharmacies including Laois Pharmacy online. Here is exactly how it works. Who can get it?…
Both Cialis (tadalafil) and Viagra (sildenafil) treat erectile dysfunction, and both are available in Ireland as pharmacy medicines, supplied after a short pharmacist consultation. So which is right for you?…
