Emergency Hormonal Contraception is available without prescription. Scroll down to complete the online form.
The Emergency Hormonal Contraceptive pill (often called the “morning after pill”) is a pill that you can take after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy. The morning after pill is available directly from a pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription to those over 17 years of age, subject to meeting certain criteria.
The emergency contraception service is available free of charge to those between 17 to 35 years of age and those with a medical card.
To save you time when visiting our Pharmacy you can complete the online consultation form below
If you think you need emergency contraception, it’s important to act quickly. Emergency contraception is a safe, effective and responsible method of preventing pregnancy when regular contraception has failed or if no contraception was used.
Remember, emergency contraception cannot protect against a sexually transmitted infection.
Talk to your pharmacist or doctor if you have any questions about STI’s or visit www.thinkcontraception.ie for more information.
Our Pharmacists treat requests for emergency contraception professionally and confidentially. The Pharmacist will need to ask a few simple questions before giving you the medication. This will help the Pharmacist ensure that the morning after pill is suitable for you to use. If for any reason it is not suitable, the Pharmacist will direct you to another source for help and support.
Some of the reasons it may not be suitable to supply emergency contraception include:
Emergency contraception can be effective up to 5 days (120 hours) after unprotected sex but it is important to take it as soon as possible as the quicker you take it the more effective it works.
Online Consultation Form
To save you time when you visit our Pharmacy, we have an online consultation form that can be completed in advance. Please click here to complete the form. We will have your completed form ready and waiting for you when you arrive at the pharmacy.
In-store Consultation
If you would prefer to complete the form in the Pharmacy we are open 9am to 6pm Monday to Saturday.
