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Lack of medicine supply is putting patients health at risk

Supplies of more than 160 vital drugs are dangerously low. Pharmacy unions have voiced “increasing concern” that dearth poses a serious risk to patients forced to switch or even come off their meds. For more on this Shane spoke to Kathy Maher, a...

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06.30 10 Oct 2022


Lack of medicine supply is putting patients health at risk


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06.30 10 Oct 2022


Supplies of more than 160 vital drugs are dangerously low. Pharmacy unions have voiced “increasing concern” that dearth poses a serious risk to patients forced to switch or even come off their meds.

For more on this Shane spoke to Kathy Maher, a Community pharmacist in Duleek, co. Meath and chair of the pharmacy contracts committee of the Irish Pharmacy Union


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