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12/11/2014
Pharmacy Union Recommends Minor Ailments Scheme
New rules could lead to pharmacists being allowed to prescribe medication to medical-card holders, without them having to visit a GP.
Currently medical-card holders must see a GP in order to get a prescription but also for common complaints such as headaches. This also extends to when they need non-prescription medication.
However, the Irish Pharmacy Union has proposed a minor ailment scheme, which would allow pharmacists to treat common complaints such as eczema, athlete's foot and thrush.
The union says the scheme would ease the pressure on family GPs, particularly with the introduction of free care for under-sixes and over-70s.
The Minister for Primary Care, Kathleen Lynch, has reportedly said that there is "everything to recommend" the proposed scheme.
(MH/CD)
Currently medical-card holders must see a GP in order to get a prescription but also for common complaints such as headaches. This also extends to when they need non-prescription medication.
However, the Irish Pharmacy Union has proposed a minor ailment scheme, which would allow pharmacists to treat common complaints such as eczema, athlete's foot and thrush.
The union says the scheme would ease the pressure on family GPs, particularly with the introduction of free care for under-sixes and over-70s.
The Minister for Primary Care, Kathleen Lynch, has reportedly said that there is "everything to recommend" the proposed scheme.
(MH/CD)
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