Pharmacists bid to end GP visits for morning-after pill

PHARMACISTS last night stepped up the pressure on the Government to make the morning-after pill available without prescription.

The Irish Pharmacy Union previously surveyed 1,007 adults and found three-quarters were in favour of pharmacists handing out the emergency contraception after a simple consultation.

Under Irish law pharmacists can only hand over the morning-after pill if a patient has seen a doctor first and then received a prescription.