Local pharmacy Christmas and New Year opening hours

With the Christmas holidays just around the corner, we'd like to remind everyone to stock up their medicine cabinets and ensure repeat prescriptions are ordered in time for the holidays.

Many local pharmacies will be closed or operating reduced hours throughout the Christmas period. However, there are still some pharmacies local to the borough you can visit if you want to speak to a pharmacist about any health concerns and minor illnesses. These include:

• earache (aged 1 to 17 years)

• impetigo (aged 1 year and over)

• infected insect bites (aged 1 year and over)

• shingles (aged 18 years and over)

• sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)

• sore throat (aged 5 years and over)

• urinary tract infections or UTIs (women aged 16 to 64 years)

Other services pharmacies provide include:

• advice on medicines

• disposal of old medicines

• help with new medicines

• emergency contraception

• free blood pressure checks

A list of pharmacies open across Berkshire West this Christmas and New Year:

You can also click below to download the list:

Pharmacy Times_Xmas 2025.pdf

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You can also use the 'Find a Pharmacy' NHS website to find a service that is open when you need it: nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy

NHS 111 can also provide this information.