Drug schemes face collapse, warn pharmacists

THE community drug schemes are in danger of collapse from next week as a result of what the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) has termed the arrogance and mismanagement of the HSE.

Last night the IPU, in a hard-hitting criticism of the HSE, said: “It’s clear that the HSE is now realising that the community drug schemes are in danger of collapse from next week as a result of their arrogance and mismanagement and they have no workable contingency plan.

“It is incredible that HSE management is focusing at this point in time on trying to intimidate individual pharmacists with legal proceedings rather than trying to find a resolution to the issue.