Botanical Road Pharmacy is a community pharmacy at 123 Botanical Road in Takaro, Palmerston North. It dispenses prescriptions and sells over-the-counter medicines. It also offers medicine management support, medication compliance packaging, natural health products and gifts. The pharmacy serves the local community, the wider Palmerston North area and the Woodville Medicine Depot in Woodville. It is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 5:15 pm, and it is closed on public holidays.
The pharmacy offers several free services for children. Pharmacists can assess dehydration and provide oral rehydration for children from three months to 15 years, and the child must visit the pharmacy, phoning first to check a pharmacist is available. Children aged two to 13 can receive free treatment for bacterial conjunctivitis, with no appointment needed. Pharmacists also assess whether the emergency contraceptive pill is suitable. The website lists a flu vaccination service, and says that funded prescriptions carry a $5 charge from 1 July 2024, with free prescriptions for some groups. For a family in Takaro or Palmerston North who wants a pharmacy with children's services, the pharmacy offers those services under one roof.