News - pharmacist

In court today, Stakelum gave Garda Gillespie €30,000 in compensation.

At Longford Circuit Court last week, 42-year-old Sean Stakelum, of Park Road, Longford, pleaded guilty to charges arising from incidents in October 2020 - including assaulting a garda, dangerous driving, and drink and drug-driving.

A survey by pharmaceutical company Sanofi found nearly half regularly compare their sexual experiences to what they see online.

The taskforce, established by the Health Minister, has initially provided eight conditions for which pharmacies could prescribe - such as cold sores, oral thrush and shingles.

From the beginning of last month, pharmacists can extend prescriptions up to a maximum of 12 months for patients.

It comes as the country deals with a shortage in penicillin-based antibiotics due to issues with production, raw materials shortage and increased demand.

The lack of activities requiring a vaccination cert have resulted in less of an uptake of the booster.

The public is being asked to check packets of antigen tests to ensure they meet standards.

Longford pharmacist Padraig Loughrey is welcoming the agreement which will allow them to begin to administer vaccines from early next month. The Longford man says