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Wednesday 21 October 2020
Up until 2011, anyone who needed emergency contraception had to attend a doctor in order to get a prescription.
Pharmacists have argued that prescription requirements limited medical card holders’ access to the contraceptive.
EllaOne can be taken up to five days after unprotected sex.
Pharmacists think they should…
They want medical card holders to be able to get the pill over the counter without having to go to a doctor first.
Who needs crisps and fizzy drinks when you can get live crabs, crack pipes and morning after pills?
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The EU is to investigate if emergency contraception is less effective in women weighing 80kg or more.
Revelations that emergency contraceptives were bring sold without a warning that their effectiveness could be compromised in women of a certain weight underlines the lack of holistic education about contraception and sexual health, writes Alison Begas.
While Dublin and Cork City are the most popular places for morning after pill consultations.
The judge ruled that current restrictions requiring teens to obtain a prescription were “politically motivated” and “scientifically unjustified”.
The drop in reimbursement is being explained by the availability of the pill over the counter – one brand became available OTC in pharmacies in February 2011.
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Survery by the Irish Pharmacy Union says that 85 per cent of pharmacists polled have been asked for the drug since mid-February.
Medical Independent obtains figures which reveal the cost of free emergency contraception to the Health Service Executive.
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Let us know what you think.
The chain pharmacy will sell the emergency contraceptive over the counter, without prescriptions, from Wednesday.
WITH LEVEL 5 restrictions coming into effect at midnight until 1 December, many businesses will be forced to close for the next six weeks.
Of course, many Irish businesses have an online presence and in the run-up to Christmas will rely heavily on support here at home.
As the festive season approaches we want to know: Will you make an extra effort to ‘buy irish’ this Christmas?
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Lecturer Maeve O’Rourke analyses the government’s nine main arguments in relation to the Bill.
This week, a home cook and recent sea swimming convert talks us through her week.
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