Pharmacies are losing an average of €10,000 a year due to crime.
New research from the Irish Pharmacy Union shows nearly 9 in 10 were victims of crime in the past year, and 94% have been hit twice.
Fake tan, perfumes and drugs are the items most commonly stolen, while in 14% of cases, the person carrying out the crime had a gun, knife, or syringe.
The President of the Irish Pharmacy Union, Tom Murray, says pharmacists want more Gardaí on the beat:
