15,000 users for first mobile pharmacy service

Ireland’s first mobile pharmacist service offering home visits to review prescriptions and arrange a next-day drug delivery now has almost 15,000 members.

The service was launched a year ago by Healthwave, a Dublin-based pharmacy that also offers cheaper mediation with generic drugs.

Under Irish law, customers have to present their prescription to the pharmacist before their drugs can be dispensed. Many people had been travelling long distances to the pharmacy in Dundrum to save an average of 50% on prescription medication. Soon after opening, the pharmacist started offering a nationwide home- delivery service.