Link: https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0312/1562945-pharmacy-expenses/

The eight common conditions included are allergic rhinitis, cold sores, conjunctivitis, impetigo, oral thrush, shingles, uncomplicated urinary tract infections, and vulvovaginal thrush.

If you get bad cold sores, the tablets are a total game changer. Fully stop them coming out if you get it early. I am terrified of passing them on.

Thanks for this. I get coldsores a few times a year and I hate them so much. The cream in the chemist doesn't do enough so I might ask them about the tablets.

You're welcome! I might actually ask my pharmacist for some in advance so I have them ready to go when the inevitable happens.

They do make you feel slightly icky though so just be aware of that.

Thanks for the heads up! I’d put up with it if it made the whole episode shorter or less pronounced.