Published: Tue 23 Dec 2025, 11:03 AM A local TD is calling on the Government to fund blister packs under the Community Pharmacy Agreement. Sinn Féin’s Cathy Bennett warns that, from January 1, vulnerable patients will be hit with additional charges of up …

Wednesday, 17 December 2025 10:12 The packs separate daily tablet doses into individual pockets, allowing patients take the right tablets at the right time. A Laois Senator and former pharmacy technician says she's baffled by the government's …

… from the State for dispensing blister-pack medication. There has never been …

Sinn Féin TD Natasha Newsome Drennan has said the government must immediately reverse its cruel decision to withdraw funding for blister packs before real harm is done. Deputy Newsome Drennan described it as a ‘Scrooge-like’ decision in the run up to …

… plans, a person using a blister pack could pay between €20 and … of up to €50 for blister pack medication services, costs that he … essential service daily." "Blister pack services are widely used by …

Sinn Féin Leitrim Councillor Padraig Fallon has urged the Government to immediately reverse its decision to withdraw funding supports for blister packs and monitored dosage systems for people with a clinical need. He warned that the move will cause …

… €50 a month for the blister pack, which had up until now …

There is a blister pack service available in most pharmacies … too many. “There is a blister pack service available in most pharmacies …

… Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) over blister pack charges, adding he expected talks …