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A young man drinking tea in a kitchen at night, reading his phone

is this normal?

I've run out of my regular medicine

Happens to everyone. Prescriptions can now last up to 12 months.

  1. Pharmacy first

    If your prescription was for 6 months, a pharmacist can extend it to 12 months in total. Ask at the pharmacy you use.

  2. Then an online GP

    If it has run out completely, an online GP can usually renew a regular medicine after checking what you take.

    Prescription renewal prices →

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See a doctor online, no family GP

Video or phone, depending on the provider. From €34.99: the lowest published weekday fee of the 16 online GPs we list.

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Your appointment is with the online provider, not your family GP, and the provider’s own privacy terms apply. Doctors owe young people confidentiality, but can’t promise absolute secrecy (what that means). You pay a fee. Under 18? Check the provider’s age rules before you book. Fees from each provider's own site, checked 29 October 2026, listed on gpcompare.ie.

Source: Citizens Information: prescriptions. Checked 29 October 2026.