Healthcount in Ireland
Weight loss, tracked properly, in euro
Healthcount is a free tracker and a set of calculators for people losing weight, with or without medication. The Irish pages carry Irish money, Irish prescribing and the actual position on who pays here, which is not the same as across the water.
Quick answer on funding: as of 25 July 2026, Saxenda is the only weight-management medicine the HSE reimburses, and only under a managed access protocol. Mounjaro and Wegovy are private-pay while their applications sit with the HSE.
What is different here, and what is not
Ireland and the UK share more than people expect. Rather than write a second version of everything, we changed the things that genuinely differ and left the rest alone.
| Thing | In Ireland | Same as the UK? |
|---|---|---|
| Money | Euro (€), formatted en-IE | No. This is the main change |
| Who pays | the HSE, through the Community Drug Schemes, plus private pay | No. Very different rules and a different drug list |
| Medicines regulator | the HPRA, working from EU-wide approvals | No. The UK left the EU system |
| Brand names | Tirzepatide is Mounjaro. Semaglutide is Wegovy | Yes, identical |
| Energy in food | kcal, with kJ printed alongside it under EU labelling rules | Yes, everyday use is kcal in both |
| Body weight | Stones and pounds are still common, kilograms in clinical settings | Yes, both are supported |
| Who prescribes | Your GP, or an online prescriber, then any pharmacy you choose | Broadly yes |
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Ireland only
What GLP-1 medication costs in Ireland
Published Irish pharmacy prices, dose by dose, plus the reimbursement position for Saxenda, Mounjaro and Wegovy taken from HSE and NCPE records. Sources on every line, and an honest list of what we could not confirm.
Ireland only
The Wegovy pill is approved across the EU. What that means here
The European Commission cleared oral semaglutide on 15 July 2026, which covers Ireland. What the trial actually showed, the fasting routine it demands, and why approval and availability are two different things.
Free tools
All free, no sign-up needed to use them. The dose and pen tools work unchanged in Ireland because the pens sold here are the same pens.
Irish medication prices
What Irish pharmacies publish, and where the HSE stands
Macro and calorie counter
Calories and macros in kcal, the way Irish labels read
Protein target calculator
Protect muscle while you lose weight
Mounjaro unit converter
mg, mL and pen units, the same pen sold here
Printable dose chart
Units, mL and mg on one page
Titration and pen life planner
Dose steps, and how long a pen actually lasts
Side effect timeline
What is common, and when it usually settles
Coming off planner
What to plan before you stop
Cost per mg calculator
Compare what you pay, like for like
Plateau checker
What to check when the scale stalls
Options explorer
How the treatments compare
Pipeline tracker
What is coming, and roughly when
The bit the calculators cannot do
A calculator answers one question once. Most of losing weight is the boring middle: logging what you ate, noticing the weeks the scale lies to you, and spotting that the nausea always lands on day two after a dose step.
Healthcount keeps weight, food, doses and symptoms in one place, so the pattern shows up on its own instead of living in your head. It is free, it works in the browser, and your data is yours.
This is information, not medical advice
Nothing here tells you what to take, what dose to use, or when to stop. Doses, dose changes, side effects and stopping are all decisions for the prescriber who knows your history. If something worsens or worries you, contact your GP or out-of-hours service.
In an emergency in Ireland, call 112 or 999. Signs that need urgent attention on a GLP-1 include severe or persistent abdominal pain, repeated vomiting with signs of dehydration, or a sudden change in vision.