
Some conditions that could be included are headaches, hay fever and cold sores.
Pharmacists want to be able to advise patients on symptoms and medications for minor aches and illness for free.
They believe if they could see people for headaches, hay fever and cold sores it would save around one million GP appointments per year.
Eamonn Brady from Whelehan's Pharmacy in Mullingar says pharmacists are beginning to feel that they are being under utilised: