Retail Boots Irish stores raked in €475m in sales last yearCosts also rose substantially, leaving firm with €48 million in profit
Health Pharmacist prescribing to be examined by new taskforceGovernment review will examine how pharmacists can be enabled to operate at the top of their licence
Health Call for government to increase prices as medicine shortages persist, with 247 out of stock across IrelandOf the medicines currently unavailable, 13 are on the World Medical Organisation’s WHO critical medicines list
Companies Uniphar agrees deal to buy McCauley Pharmacy GroupPurchase adds 37 retail pharmacies to Uniphar Group
McCauley network buys two Wexford pharmacies for €2mTony McEntee, chief executive of the independently owned chain which now employs 550, has noted the current skills shortage and difficulty in finding staff
Supply and communications hold key to vaccine roll-outLast week’s schedule of vaccinations was beset by supply problems and communications mishaps that saw elderly people turned away from surgeries without receiving the jab. Can the HSE carry off the massive programme without any more big delays?