St Albans Pharmacy is a community pharmacy on Colombo Street in Edgeware, Christchurch. It has served the local community for more than 50 years, and the owner is Doug Chapman. The pharmacy offers a wide range of funded services, including emergency contraception, treatment for urinary tract infections, head lice and scabies, and children's conjunctivitis, oral rehydration and pain and fever treatment. It also gives flu and COVID-19 vaccinations, and other vaccinations such as Tdap, shingles and MMR. Rapid antigen tests, health checks and passport and ID photos taken while you wait are available too. Medicine packs, which put medicines into single doses, are free of charge.
The pharmacy is open 9am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday. It can be phoned on 03 366 0404 to book a time for vaccinations, a passport photo, ear piercing or a beauty treatment. Its top-selling products can be ordered online for click and collect. The team offers advice on babies and children, cold and flu, digestive care, women's health, eye care and first aid. Within a kilometre there are two other pharmacies on Open Locally, Remedy Pharmacy St Albans, rated 5.0 from 21 reviews, and Unichem Bealey Ave. For someone in Edgeware who wants a local pharmacy with a wide range of services under one roof, St Albans is a practical place to go.