After Hours Pharmacy Wellington, also listed as Urgent Pharmacy Wellington, is a late-opening pharmacy at 17 Adelaide Road, Mount Cook, next to the Wellington Accident and Urgent Medical Centre and Pacific Radiology, and near Wellington Hospital. The business says it was established in 1917. It is open every day from 9am to 9pm, including weekends and public holidays, and it also operates as a day-time local pharmacy. The pharmacy says it shortened its hours to match the reduced hours of the medical centre next door, which it links to chronic staffing shortages.
The pharmacy is providing influenza vaccines to people over 65, adults under 65 with approved conditions, and the general public. Questions about flu vaccines can be emailed. The website says its staff can help people understand their medicines and medical conditions, and that people do not need an urgent matter to visit. Open Locally counts five other pharmacies within a kilometre, including Len Hooper Pharmacy, about 100 metres away, and Queen Street Pharmacy, about 700 metres away. For someone in central Wellington who needs a pharmacy in the evening or on a weekend, the pharmacy's 9pm close is the detail to note.