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New measures will grant pharmacists power to extend prescriptions by a year

Doctors prescriptions to be valid for a year under new guidelines pharmacists will be given power...

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12.00 1 Mar 2024


New measures will grant pharmacists power to extend prescriptions by a year


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12.00 1 Mar 2024


Doctors prescriptions to be valid for a year under new guidelines pharmacists will be given power to extend prescriptions without permission from a primary care doctor from September.

We hear from Sheena Mitchell Pharmacist at Milltown Total Health Pharmacy and Health Advocate at Wondercare.ie.


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