Services
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Services
For a more extensive breakdown of our services or any questions feel free to contact us.
B12 Injections
Common symptoms of Vitamin B12 deficiency include extreme tiredness, lack of energy, mouth ulcers, muscle weakness, disturbed vision, and memory and comprehension problems. Supplementation can be done through oral tablets or, in more severe cases, B12 injections.
A GP diagnoses Vitamin B12 deficiency based on symptoms and confirms it with a blood test. Our trained pharmacists can administer your B12 injection, available to those over 18 years old.
Please note a valid prescription is required from your doctor prior to B12 administration. Please bring this prescription with you if not already present in the pharmacy or sent directly by the GP.
Blister Packing
Extra care is necessary when taking several different medicines. This is particularly true for patients with visual or cognitive impairment.
Blister packs make it simple and easy to take the right medicines at the right time by dividing your tablets into separately sectioned blisters, each marked with the time of day when the tablets should be taken.
This can improve your medication adherence and reduce errors. Caregivers can also easily check that the right medicines have been taken in a timely manner.
Blister packs can help if you are
- Struggling to organise medicines.
- Finding it difficult to remember when to take your medicines.
- Helping to look after someone else.
- Recently home from hospital and suddenly have a lot more tablets to take.
- Looking after someone who is visually impaired.
- On a complex medication regime.
COVID-19 Vaccination
People are being administered adapted booster vaccines. Adapted vaccines are bivalent and contain mRNA based on the spike protein of the ancestral virus, as in the original vaccine, as well as mRNA based on the spike protein of the variant strain. As such they are adapted to better match circulating variants and are expected to give broader protection against different variants, although their impact on future variants is unpredictable
From late 2023 onwards, the HSE has adopting a seasonal approach to COVID vaccines offering COVID booster vaccines in autumn 2023 followed by a spring 2024 campaign.
Cohorts and priorities change frequently, but generally the HSE prioritises older people, those living in long-term care facilities or those aged 5 years and older with immunocompromise associated with a suboptimal response to vaccination.
Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC)
The morning after pill is available to you directly from your local pharmacy, without a prescription for those over 17 years of age, subject to meeting certain criteria.
The emergency contraception service is available free of charge to medical card holders when a valid card is presented and to persons aged 17-35 with a PPS number. For other customers, a fee will be charged, depending on the outcome of the consultation and the type of emergency contraception supplied
Emergency Hormonal Contraception may not be suitable if:
- Too much time has passed since the unprotected sex for the medicine to be effective (max time is 120 hours)
- You may be taking other medications or have certain medical conditions that make it unsafe for you to use emergency contraception
- Allergies to any of the ingredients in the medication
- You have already taken an emergency contraceptive pill within this cycle.
- Your last period was irregular in some way
Our pharmacists will determine if the morning after pill is suitable for you. If for any reason the pill is not suitable, there may be further options available. Our pharmacists are trained to be able to direct you to the correct source for help or support. Morning after pills are not 100% effective. This is because there is a chance that you may have already ovulated when you take an emergency contraceptive pill. Taking emergency contraceptive pills as soon as possible after unprotected sex gives the best chance of success. It should be noted that the morning after pill cannot protect against a sexually transmitted infection. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor if you have any questions about STI’s or visit www.thinkcontraception.ie for more information.
Flu Vaccination
Seasonal flu or influenza is an acute respiratory infection caused by flu viruses which circulate in all parts of the world.
Seasonal flu symptoms include a high temperature, a severe (usually dry) cough, headache, muscle pain, joint pain, sore throat, and a runny nose. A person with the flu will also feel extremely unwell.
Most people recover from the symptoms within a week or two without requiring medical attention. But flu can cause severe illness or death especially in people at high risk (see below).
Illnesses range from mild to severe and even death. Hospitalisation and death occur mainly among high risk groups.
The most effective way to prevent the flu is get vaccinated. An annual vaccination is recommended as immunity decreases over time. The flu vaccine can be administered as an injection or using an intra-nasal spray.
While everyone should consider getting a flu vaccine, it is especially important that the following groups get vaccinated:
- Persons aged 65 years and older.
- Persons with a chronic illness requiring regular follow up, e.g. chronic respiratory disease (including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, moderate or severe asthma and bronchopulmonary dysplasia), chronic heart disease (including acute coronary syndrome), chronic renal disease, diabetes mellitus, haemoglobinopathies, chronic liver disease, chronic neurological disease (including multiple sclerosis, hereditary and degenerative disorders of the central nervous system).
- Those who are immunosuppressed due to disease or treatment including those with missing or non-functioning spleens.
- All cancer patients.
- Patients with any condition that can compromise respiratory function, e.g. spinal cord injury, seizure disorder or other neuromuscular disorder.
- Persons with Down syndrome.
- Those with morbid obesity, i.e. body mass index over 40.
- All pregnant women (vaccine can be given at any stage of pregnancy).
- Healthcare workers.
- Household contacts of at-risk persons.
- Out-of-home care givers to at-risk persons.
- Residents of nursing homes and other long stay institutions.
- Carers.
- People with regular contact with pigs, poultry, or waterfowl.
Photo Services
Using our instant digital photo equipment, we can offer the following professional photo services.
- Passport Photos (Standard & Online)
- Driving License Photos
- PSV License Photos
- American Passports and Other Nationalities
- Taxi License Photo
- Passport Photos for toddlers (2yrs plus) & children
- Garda ID Photos
Taxi License Photos
We print passport-style photographs, each measuring 10cm by 7cm as per taxi driver license requirements, showing your head and shoulders and complying with standards for passport photographs.
Passport Photos (Standard & Online)
We print and check that developed photos meet all requirements of the Irish Passport Office, both for print and online versions.
Schools Flu Vaccination Programme
By offering flu vaccines at school, the programme significantly reduces the risk of flu outbreaks among students and staff, helping to curb the spread of the virus. Furthermore, vaccinating a large number of students contributes to herd immunity, which helps protect those who are unable to be vaccinated, such as younger siblings, elderly family members, or individuals with certain health conditions.
Vaccinations are administered on-site in the school, which makes it easier for students to receive the nasal flu vaccine without needing separate medical appointments. This convenience encourages higher participation rates.
Our pharmacy’s school flu vaccination programme alleviates the need for parents to take time off work or complete paperwork, because our pharmacy uses the Refill Assistant booking system to enable parents to complete a medical intake form and provide consent online. This streamlines the process and making it easier for families to ensure their children are vaccinated.
Shingles Vaccination
Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. The pain associated with shingles can be very intense and is usually the 1st symptom.
The rash most often appears as a single stripe of blisters that wraps around your torso. However, the shingles rash can also appear around the eyes, neck, or face.
If a rash appears around the eye, you must quickly seek professional medical attention to avoid long term damage (to the eye).
Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes Chickenpox. Anyone who suffered from chickenpox can develop shingles.
However not everybody does and why shingles develops in some people and not others remain unclear. Shingles tends to be more common in older adults or people with a weakened immune system.
The virus that causes shingles is contagious causing chickenpox in people who have previously not had the infection.
Getting vaccinated does not guarantee you will not get Shingles, but the vaccine will likely reduce the course and severity of the infection.
Supervised Methadone Service
Methadone is a Schedule 2 controlled substance which is used in the treatment of opioid addiction as substitution or maintenance therapy. The service is provided within a broader treatment protocol, accompanied by regular reviews and reassessment.
We ensure that patients using our service have all information and advice necessary for the proper use of the drug. This includes general information about methadone, directions of use, common side effects, actions to be taken if a dose is missed, and interactions with alcohol and other drugs.
The ingestion of methadone occurs in our private consultation room and is supervised by a pharmacist.
Supply Residential Care & Nursing Homes
The delivery of patient care and pharmacy services to patients residing in residential care and nursing homes is a primary patient safety and professional practice issue. As pharmacists, we play an ongoing role in the healthcare team caring for nursing home and residential care patients, particularly in ensuring safe and appropriate supply and management of medicines.
Our SOPs set out the requirements involved in the sale and supply of medicines to patients who are living in residential care settings/nursing homes. Our SOPs adhere to the PSI guidelines which outline several interactions between pharmacies and nursing home / care facilities relating to the importance of prescriptions, mandatory review of prescribed medicines, patient counselling the appropriate delivery of medicines.
Our pharmacists are also available to participate in an interdisciplinary review of each patient on long-term medication. HIQA recommends this is complete at least every three months.
Vaccines and immunizations protect against disease. They also reduce the chance of spreading disease. Many vaccine-preventable diseases are contagious, like flu, pertussis (whooping cough), and meningitis.
Medication therapy management includes reviewing all the medications you’re taking, creating a single record of all them, counselling, and coordinating with prescribers.
Getting regular health checks and wellness screenings is key to maintaining wellbeing and detecting any potential issues early. Get in touch today to find out about the services we offer.
We can run a quick test to see if you have flu or strep. To learn more, contact us today.
Compounding is the creation of personalized medicine to fit the unique need of a patient. Trained pharmacists can personalize medicine for patients who need specific: strengths, dosage forms, flavors, or even ingredients excluded from medications due to allergies.
If you want to be able to pick up all of your medications in one stop at a time that suits you, talk to us about our medication Synchronization options.
Medication adherence is the extent to which you take medications correctly. If you have difficulty remembering to take medication on time, getting prescriptions filled or understanding the directions, talk to our helpful staff today.
We offer a variety of medical equipment and supplies. If you have a need for information on the products we supply, ask a staff member today
As a long-term care pharmacy (LTCP), we provide medications and consultant pharmacy services to long-term care facilities such as nursing homes. As a LTCP, we provide continuous access to a pharmacist as well as offer emergency delivery of medication. Our main focus is to ensure that patients have access to their medication therapies in a timely manner.
We offer support to manage your condition. Our staff can advise on diet, blood glucose monitoring and tips for healthy living. Talk to a member of staff to find out how we can help. :
We offer support to manage your condition. Our staff can advise on diet, blood glucose monitoring and tips for healthy living. Talk to a member of staff to find out how we can help.
If you take multiple medications and dosages, contact us to find out how to receive your medication in prescription dose packaging.
Vaccines and immunizations protect against disease. They also reduce the chance of spreading disease. Many vaccine-preventable diseases are contagious, like flu, pertussis (whooping cough), and meningitis. Talk to us today about the immunizations we offer.
Talk to us about Medicare plans. We can answer your questions and guide you towards the right plan for you.
We can package your pills into individual packets with multiple medications and dosages organised by time and date. If you take multiple medications, ask our staff about our pill packaging service.
Whether it be to discuss the management of a prescription, possible alternative medicines or chronic disease management. Feel free to get in touch about an appointment to discuss the available options and how we can help.
We proudly offer LEADER™ high-quality products which contain the same active ingredients as national brands, at a lower cost. LEADER™ has a wide selection of affordable, quality healthcare products: from cold medicine, to pain relief, to vitamins and more.
Vaccines and immunizations protect against disease. They also reduce the chance of spreading disease. Many vaccine-preventable diseases are contagious, like flu, pertussis (whooping cough), and meningitis.
Medication therapy management includes reviewing all the medications you’re taking, creating a single record of all them, counselling, and coordinating with prescribers.
Getting regular health checks and wellness screenings is key to maintaining wellbeing and detecting any potential issues early. Get in touch today to find out about the services we offer.
We can run a quick test to see if you have flu or strep. To learn more, contact us today.
Compounding is the creation of personalized medicine to fit the unique need of a patient. Trained pharmacists can personalize medicine for patients who need specific: strengths, dosage forms, flavors, or even ingredients excluded from medications due to allergies.
If you want to be able to pick up all of your medications in one stop at a time that suits you, talk to us about our medication Synchronization options.
Medication adherence is the extent to which you take medications correctly. If you have difficulty remembering to take medication on time, getting prescriptions filled or understanding the directions, talk to our helpful staff today.
We offer a variety of medical equipment and supplies. If you have a need for information on the products we supply, ask a staff member today
As a long-term care pharmacy (LTCP), we provide medications and consultant pharmacy services to long-term care facilities such as nursing homes. As a LTCP, we provide continuous access to a pharmacist as well as offer emergency delivery of medication. Our main focus is to ensure that patients have access to their medication therapies in a timely manner.
We offer support to manage your condition. Our staff can advise on diet, blood glucose monitoring and tips for healthy living. Talk to a member of staff to find out how we can help. :
We offer support to manage your condition. Our staff can advise on diet, blood glucose monitoring and tips for healthy living. Talk to a member of staff to find out how we can help.
If you take multiple medications and dosages, contact us to find out how to receive your medication in prescription dose packaging.
Vaccines and immunizations protect against disease. They also reduce the chance of spreading disease. Many vaccine-preventable diseases are contagious, like flu, pertussis (whooping cough), and meningitis. Talk to us today about the immunizations we offer.
Talk to us about Medicare plans. We can answer your questions and guide you towards the right plan for you.
We can package your pills into individual packets with multiple medications and dosages organised by time and date. If you take multiple medications, ask our staff about our pill packaging service.
Whether it be to discuss the management of a prescription, possible alternative medicines or chronic disease management. Feel free to get in touch about an appointment to discuss the available options and how we can help.
We proudly offer LEADER™ high-quality products which contain the same active ingredients as national brands, at a lower cost. LEADER™ has a wide selection of affordable, quality healthcare products: from cold medicine, to pain relief, to vitamins and more.
