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  • 2019 PSI Council Election Campaigns Have Begun

    As of 2nd April 2019 the ballot papers have been posted out to the electoral register to elect four new pharmacist members to the PSI council for a four year term. The PSI council is made up of 21 members, of which 10 are pharmacist members and 11 are non-pharmacist members. As a profession we are...
  • Facebook Deletes the Largest Irish Pharmacist Group

    Last week, without any warning, Facebook deleted the largest Irish pharmacist group of over 2600 members. This is now being appealed but it is anyone's guess if and when the group will be restored. Given how quickly and unexpectedly this has happened, it would be very prudent to have a backup...
  • No More Paper Based Claims Listings

    In another cost cutting measure, the HSE PCRS will stop posting out physical paper-based claims listings from 1st July 2018. The document will then only be available online via the Pharmacy Application Suite. Small exception has been made for manual claiming pharmacies, which will receive their...
  • LTI Non-Core List Reimbursement to Change in July

    The HSE have signaled that they will reduce the reimbursement period of non-approved non-core LTI items from current 4 months to just 2 months beginning on the 1st of July 2018. This change is being introduced ahead of the promised improved visibility of these individually approved items via the...
  • Can we still use faxes under GDPR?

    It's the eve of GDPR implementation and one of our favourite tools is under threat. A lot of rumors have been going around regarding the use of fax to transfer personal information such as an emergency supply script for example. Well, we're happy to report that you can take a deep breath and relax...
  • May 2018 Claim Submission Deadlines

    It's that time of the month again. Here are May's claim submission deadlines: Early payment - Electronic claims (3rd working day): Thursday, 3rd May 2018. - Paperwork (5pm on the 5th day): 5th day being a Saturday, you have until Tuesday, 8th May 2018. Normal payment - Electronic claims (7th day...
  • Garda Vetting Required for Pharmacies

      Garda vetting requirements apply to any work or activity, where it is a necessary and regular part of this activity to have access to, or contact with, children or vulnerable persons. It shoud come as no surprise that at the very minimum this includes pharmacists and pharmaceutical assistants who...
  • New High-Tech Prescription Form

    If you haven't seen one yet, here is the new 2018 High-Tech prescription form (right-clik and select "View Image" for a bigger picture on desktops/laptops). New 2018 High-Tech Prescription Form You'll be glad to see that the Lifetime therapy box is finally gone. What a relief! It also states...
  • HPRA List of Pharmacy Only Medicines

    Just when we though our admin work could not possibly get any more complicated the regulations came out requiring us to keep all pharmacy-only meds out of the reach of the public, i.e. behind the counter. HPRA have now at least been nice enough to produce a "handy" 559-page pharmacy-only medicines...
  • PCRS Updates Re: High-Tech Hub

    PCRS will be informing all pharmacies over the next 7 days (either on 20th March 2018 or 27th March 2018) that they must now use the new High-Tech hub for ordering of IVF High-Tech medicines. If you have any questions about this new process you can contact PCRS High-Tech hub on 01 864 7135, 01 864...