Unichem Forte Pharmacy is a community pharmacy on Kilmore Street in the heart of Christchurch Central City, part of the Unichem network of New Zealand pharmacies. Alongside everyday dispensing, the team runs a Care & Advice Health Hub offering essential services from general health checks — including blood pressure checks — to specialised consultations and vaccinations.
The service menu is broad: flu and Covid-19 vaccinations, HPV, shingles and whooping cough (Boostrix) immunisations, typhoid vaccination, and travel consultations with malaria prevention options such as Malarone and doxycycline, plus azithromycin for traveller's diarrhoea. Weight management support includes Wegovy consult follow-ups, while everyday concerns are covered by consults for nausea, allergic conjunctivitis, rosacea and shingles antivirals, along with Tamiflu for influenza, loperamide for diarrhoea relief, Vitamin B12 injections, CAA health checks and Melotin prescribing.
Appointments can be made online or over the phone, and walk-in services are available for quick everyday needs. The pharmacy is open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm, and supports the Living Rewards programme.
On Kilmore Street in the heart of Christchurch Central City, Unichem Forte Pharmacy has built its offer around being more than a place to collect a prescription. As part of the Unichem network of New Zealand pharmacies, it pairs everyday dispensing with a wide menu of clinical services, positioning itself as a genuine first point of contact for the neighbourhood's health needs.
That first-contact role is set to grow: Unichem notes that from 2 June 2026, the range of funded medicines community pharmacies can provide directly to people in their communities will expand, further supporting pharmacists as a first stop for clinical care.
At the centre of the pharmacy's services sits Unichem's Care & Advice Health Hub — described as "a wide range of essential services, from general health checks to specialised consultations." In practical terms, you can call in for a blood pressure check, talk through a specific health concern with the pharmacist, or book in for a vaccination, all in one place.
Access is deliberately flexible. Walk-in services cover quick, everyday needs, phone bookings suit those who like to plan ahead, and online bookings let you secure a consultation time in advance through the pharmacy's booking system.
Vaccination is one of Forte Pharmacy's clear strengths. The services list covers the seasonal flu vaccination — worth remembering given how easily flu spreads through talking, coughing and sneezing — alongside Covid-19, HPV, shingles and whooping cough (Boostrix) immunisations, plus typhoid vaccination for travellers.
The travel health offering is particularly thorough. Travel consultations are available, malaria prevention comes in two forms — Malarone and doxycycline — and azithromycin can be supplied for traveller's diarrhoea. A CAA Health Check rounds things out for anyone who wants a general picture of their health before heading overseas.
Not every ailment needs a doctor's visit, and the consult menu reflects that. Pharmacists can advise on anti-nausea treatment, allergic conjunctivitis, rosacea and antiviral treatment for shingles. Tamiflu is offered for influenza and loperamide for diarrhoea relief, Vitamin B12 injections can be administered in store, and Melotin prescribing is also available.
Weight management is another focus. The pharmacy offers Wegovy consult follow-ups — Wegovy being a weekly weight loss injection designed for adults living with obesity or weight-related health conditions — giving patients a local place to continue their care once treatment is under way.
Unichem Forte Pharmacy opens Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 5:30pm and closes on weekends, so it pays to time visits around the working week. The team can be reached on (03) 595 5493, with general enquiries welcome at [email protected]. Bookings can be made online or by phone, and walk-ins are welcome for walk-in services. Shoppers can also connect purchases to the Living Rewards programme.
The breadth of the services list tells the story: someone might come in for a flu shot one month, return for a travel consult and malaria tablets before an overseas trip, and drop in again for advice on conjunctivitis — all under one roof on Kilmore Street. For residents and workers in Christchurch Central City, that mix of walk-in convenience, bookable clinical time and a wide immunisation menu makes Forte Pharmacy a practical, approachable partner for everyday health.