Beyond the chains in every shopping centre, Richmond supports a substantial network of independent pharmacies, and they do considerably more than fill prescriptions: blister packing, medication reviews, injections, compounding, home delivery, and consultations in Cantonese and Mandarin that make a real difference to older residents.
The concentration sits around Richmond Hospital and the City Centre medical buildings, with the neighbourhood pharmacies at Blundell Centre, Seafair, Terra Nova Village, Ironwood and in Steveston village serving the residential grids. A handful keep extended and Sunday hours, which is the detail worth checking at eight on a holiday evening. Posted hours are on every listing, along with phone and neighbourhood.
Small independent pharmacy on Ackroyd Road in the City Centre, in the same block as several medical and walk-in offices, which makes it an easy stop straight after an appointment. Prescription dispensing and pharmacist medication advice.
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One of Richmond's oldest pharmacies, with roots back to 1953 and now on Cook Road near Richmond Centre. Independent, does compounding and home healthcare supplies, stocks free naloxone kits, and keeps short Sunday hours as well as Saturdays.
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Compact pharmacy on Westminster Highway in the City Centre, near the civic precinct and Minoru Park. Straightforward prescription dispensing and pharmacist advice during weekday business hours only, in a wheelchair accessible ground-floor unit.
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Pharmacy on an upper level of Yaohan Centre in the Golden Village, convenient if you are already at the food court or supermarket. Fills prescriptions and answers medication questions in a mall unit rather than a standalone storefront.
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Locally owned PharmaChoice pharmacy on No. 1 Road, handy for west Richmond residents who would rather not queue at a big-box counter. Prescriptions, home health and medical supplies, medication management, travel medicine and online refills.
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