Free HRT: The heat is on chemists and doctors at a moment of change

On October 1, the Government announced it would provide hormone replacement therapy (HRT) free of charge to all menopausal women starting in the new year.

“It was a great day for the women of Ireland and their families and friends,” says Laura Dowling, the pharmacist known as @fabulouspharmacist, who has built an online following for her work explaining women’s health issues. “For it’s not only women who are impacted by menopause. 

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