Late-Night and Sunday Pharmacies in North Yorkshire
How to find a pharmacy that is open late or on a Sunday near Harrogate, Scarborough, Skipton, Ripon, Whitby, Northallerton, Selby or Malton, and what pharmacies can do without a GP appointment.
Lists of late-night or Sunday pharmacies in North Yorkshire go out of date quickly. Use the NHS Find a pharmacy tool with your town or postcode to see nearby pharmacies and their opening times, and check before you set off. Pharmacists can also treat some conditions under Pharmacy First.
Which pharmacies are open late or on Sundays?
We do not publish a list of late-night or Sunday pharmacies, because a rota-based list goes out of date within days and a wrong entry could send someone to a closed shop when they are unwell.
The reliable way to find out is the NHS's Find a pharmacy tool. Enter a town or postcode, or let it use your location, and it shows nearby pharmacies and their opening times. Check before you set off, especially on a Sunday or bank holiday. The NHS's pharmacies page also links to services you can look up, such as pharmacies offering the contraceptive pill without a prescription, free blood pressure checks and lateral flow tests.
What can a pharmacist help with?
The NHS's how pharmacies can help page says pharmacists can offer advice on a range of illnesses such as coughs, colds, sore throats, ear infections and aches and pains, and advice about medicines. They can suggest treatments that do not need a prescription.
Most pharmacies also offer prescription medicine for some conditions without a GP appointment, under a service called Pharmacy First. The NHS lists these conditions, with age limits: impetigo (aged 1 and over), infected insect bites (aged 1 and over), earache (aged 1 to 17), sore throat (aged 5 and over), sinusitis (aged 12 and over), urinary tract infections in women aged 16 to 64, and shingles (aged 18 and over). The page advises contacting the pharmacy before visiting to check it provides the service.
The same page says you can take unwanted or out-of-date medicines to a pharmacy for safe disposal rather than putting them in the bin or flushing them away. For a newly prescribed medicine, a pharmacist may be able to give extra help and up to three appointments, in person or by phone.
Running out of medicine out of hours
The NHS says NHS 111 can help if you cannot contact your GP. Through 111 online you can request an emergency supply of a regular prescribed medicine for someone of any age. The NHS explains that 111 online does not issue a prescription itself, but sends a request to a local pharmacy for a limited supply until you can organise your regular repeat prescription.
If your symptoms are not minor
A pharmacist can refer you to a GP or other health professional if they cannot help. If you are worried about serious symptoms, use 111 or, in an emergency, 999. See our urgent care guide for walk-in units and A&E departments in the area.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I find a pharmacy open on Sunday in Harrogate or Scarborough?
- Use the NHS Find a pharmacy tool and enter a town or postcode, or let it use your location. It shows nearby pharmacies and their opening times, and you should check before you set off, especially on a Sunday or bank holiday.
- What is Pharmacy First?
- Most pharmacies can offer prescription medicine for some conditions without a GP appointment. The NHS lists impetigo, infected insect bites, earache, sore throat, sinusitis, urinary tract infections in women aged 16 to 64, and shingles, each with an age limit.
- Can I get an emergency supply of my regular medicine out of hours?
- Through NHS 111 online you can request an emergency supply of a regular prescribed medicine. The NHS explains that 111 does not issue a prescription itself, but sends a request to a local pharmacy for a limited supply.
- What can a pharmacist help with?
- The NHS says pharmacists can advise on coughs, colds, sore throats, ear infections, aches and pains, and medicines, and can suggest treatments that do not need a prescription.
- Can I take unwanted medicines to a pharmacy?
- Yes, the NHS says you can take unwanted or out-of-date medicines to a pharmacy for safe disposal rather than putting them in the bin or flushing them away.
- What if my symptoms are not minor?
- A pharmacist can refer you to a GP or other health professional if they cannot help. If you are worried about serious symptoms use 111, and in an emergency 999.
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