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On national No Smoking Day, the IPU is encouraging smokers and young people who vape to choose today as the day they quit. Wednesday, 18 February 2026: The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) is calling on smokers and, in particular, young people who use e-cigarettes and vaping products to quit nicotine this Ash Wednesday, which […]
HSE PharmaVax Update As part of the latest release to HSE PharmaVax, the criteria required to carry out a vaccination history search for a patient/client has been relaxed. There are now 2 options to carry out a search depending on whether PPS Number or Mobile Number is provided by the patient. These are: Option 1: […]
HSE PharmaVax HSE PharmaVax To ensure patient records are maintained as accurate and up to date on the national vaccination records system, it is important that the immunocompromised status of each patient is recorded correctly on each vaccine administration, as the status of many patients will change over time. To that end HSE PharmaVax is […]
In order to improve the user experience of the IPU website, we are continually making enhancements. The latest are: Menu – the menu on the public and members section of the website has been reorganised and redesigned. From the new menu, you will be able to browse directly to each section (News & Publications, Pharmacy […]
As you may know, the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) and Health Market Research (HMR) International jointly established HMR Ireland in 2014. This was to provide pharmaceutical market analysis and data analytics services to pharmacies, pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. This is based on prescription medicines and healthcare products sales data. HMR Ireland initially experienced growth […]
A new portal similar to the flu vaccine has been created as a temporary solution to enable this new scheme to become operational in the short term. We know this is not ideal for members and the IPU team will work with the PCRS to develop an integrated IT solution over the coming months. This […]
IPU welcomes pharmacists’ addition to Critical Skills Occupation List Wednesday 22nd of June 2022 There is now an urgent need for a concerted Action Plan to address the growing shortage of community pharmacists that, the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) believes, has the potential to impact on the accessibility of pharmacy services for patients. The IPU […]
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new Income Protection Scheme for Irish Pharmacy Union members, developed in partnership with Omega Financial Management. This exclusive offer includes a discount of up to 17.5% on existing schemes, making it easier than ever to protect your income in the event of illness or injury. Why […]
When a High-Tech item is ordered from the High-Tech Hub, it is important to confirm receipt of this delivery on the High-Tech Hub. PCRS have advised that from 1 May 2024 this will be mandatory for Managed Access Protocol (MAP) High-Tech medicines. You might not be able to order a medicine for a patient […]
Long term viability of sector crucial to future community healthcare IPU, Thursday 3 August 2023: Budget 2024 should be used as an opportunity to address the underfunding of Ireland’s community pharmacy sector, to prepare it for future growth. This was the central message of the Irish Pharmacy Union’s (IPU) Pre-Budget Submission that was delivered […]
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