HSE / Pharmacists Dispute information

billy the squid

As some pharmacies are withdrawing from government medical schemes on August 1st, the HSE are setting up a number of alternative locations where prescriptions under the medical card schame and other drugs schemes can be filled

More pharmacies will be added to the list in due course:

Donegal
Carndonagh Community Hospital, Convent Road, Carndonagh
Donegal Community Hospital, Donegal Town
Dungloe Community Hospital, Dungloe
Falcarragh Community Hospital, Falcarragh

Kerry
19 Denny Street, Tralee
Cherryfield House, Coolgrane, Killarney
Listowel Community Hospital, Listowel

Leitrim
St Patrick's Hospital, Summerhill, Carrick-on-Shannon

Mayo
Arus Deirbhle, Belmullet
Mercy Road, Ballina, Co Mayo
St Marys Hospital, Castlebar

Roscommon
Aras Naomh Chaolain, Knock Road, Castlerea

Pharmacies still accepting drugs schemes customers from August 1st

County Carlow - County Laois
County Leitrim - County Wicklow

grizzly

Is this permanent or just for a few days?

billy the squid

it is for the duration of the dispute between the pharmacists and the HSE.

billy the squid

Just updated the list to add pharmacies accepting drugs scheme customers.

MsMolly

so if you just go to one of the listed pharmacies with your prescription they will fill it for you even though you've never been before? or do you have to register with them. my dad needs his medication shortly but thinks that because his regular pharmacy is not listed, he just won't be able to get is meds. surely that can't be true. can i jsut bring his pres to a listed pharm and get it no problem ?

Xiney

I had to go to a different pharmacy than usual, but they gave me my medicine no problem.

If it's an unusual medication you may want to go in a week before what you have runs out, so that they can order it.

GER12

Phone your pharmacist and ask them have they withdrawn - if they havent but the shop appears shut - you want "to collect your script that you have ordered".... if you continue to have problems in getting medication - if at all feasible go to the pharmacy in the public hospital under whose care you are along with your script.:)

billy the squid

A whole load of pharmacies closed on Thursday in Limerick City to hold meetings. Am not sure if those still in volved in the schemes also closed. so best to ask if your pharmacy will be open on the day you are going in as well.