Medical card patients to receive free pharmacy supports under new agreement

The supports will include medication reminder charts, easy-open packaging, large-print or Braille labels, medication alarms, phased dispensing, and, in some cases, blister packs. Picture: PA

Pharmacy customers with medical cards, including people with dementia or disabilities, will get free supports such as medicine reminder alarms under a new agreement between the Irish Pharmacy Union and the State.

Any medical card holder who was receiving medicines in a blister pack or dispensed in a phased way from their pharmacist up to August 2025 will continue to receive this free of charge.