GALWAY PHARMACIES FACE DISRUPTION DUE TO MEETING

Date Published: 04-Mar-2008

Patients in Galway will face disruption tomorrow as many pharmacies will close so pharmacists can attend a meeting in Dublin.The Special meeting is being organised by the Irish Pharmaceutical Union to discuss the ongoing dispute between the Health Service Executive and pharmacists over payment for medicines.The HSE has decided to cut payments to pharmacies for the wholesale mark-up of drugs, but the IPU argues that this could put many pharmacies out of business.