Marchmont Pharmacy is a convenient 30 seconds from my house. Convenient for various reasons, including the fact that I'm particularly talented at losing my toothbrush and they've got a whole colourful selection of those for me to purchase over and over again (I wouldn't want my colours to overlap, now would I?). The people who work there are the nicest pharmacists I've ever met. Back in my universitary photojournalist days I once had to procure a needle for the purposes of an article of drug use in Edinburgh, and though they couldn't specifically give me what I needed, they both informed me of where the Needle Exchange was and weren't at all perturbed by my request. Which is always quite comforting. Only downside here is that, yes, it is quite expensive. For all the girls out there: 1) don't get yourself into this situation, 2) they now give out free morning after pills if you're registered with a local GP. And that's all, folks. read more

Marchmont Pharmacy - Drugstores Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Whenever mildly ill and in need of some medicine, I generally head here rather than to my nearer pharmacies or a GP for some of the over the counter medicine you can buy from here. The staff here do know what they are talking about and you just need to go in and tell them what the problem is and they will recommend what will help the most. With this they are more often than not spot on and anything they give you seems to do the trick. Any visit here is also relatively inexpensive as they will always let you make the choice between the large brand or unbranded and cheaper medicines explaining the differences and letting you decide what you want to buy. With a pharmacy this good, unless you are seriously ill, you hardly need a GP. read more

Marchmont Pharmacy - Drugstores Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

This pharmacy brings to the mind the Outkast song, So Fresh,So Clean! It's got an air of disinfected, which is probably a good sign in a pharmacy. However, I'd just been into W Kings & Son, which felt a little bit like someone's (fancy) living room so I wasn't too enthusiastic about it. It's one of a few independent pharmacies in the city centre, and the service is quite personal which is a plus. There's a great range of products and medicines, so I can't imagine there'd be anything lacking whatever your ailment is. I feel like I should insert some sort of disclaimer here.. read more

Marchmont Pharmacy - Drugstores Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

I used to live directly opposite this place, which would've been handy, except I'm never ill. I'm just not. Must be something to do with my parents letting me eat worms and grass when I was a child. However, my girlfriend at the time I was living there was ill all the bloody time. Honestly, if I had a pound for every time she said "I think I'm coming down with something" I would have at least £45. Not that I'm bitter. So, I've made many trips to this place. Not for me, but for sicknote. And it's OK. It's really tiny but they have a decent selection of stuff other than medicine. I was sent in there to by hair dye once, which I expected to be a lot more expensive than it was (for the record, it was about a fiver). The only thing I've found about this place (and I've been in loads of times) is the staff are never really that friendly. Sometimes they're pretty unfriendly, sometimes they're just OK. Never really friendly. I know that doesn't make a huge difference when you're buying medicine but it's the little things isn't it? read more

I have been to Marchmont pharmacy a few times now. The staff is always friendly. They also have an array stuff aside of medicines that seem to be fairly reasonably priced for such a small independent pharmacy. It can however get busy at times when there's only one chemist. I like the fact that they open early in the morning, not so much that they close at 17.30, which means I can never get my prescription after having seen the doc after work. read more

I don't know what we would have done without the brilliant team at Marchmont Pharmacy. We got to know all the staff very well over the last four years of our mother's life. They were unfailingly kind and went out of their way to make life easier for us from weekly delivery of the dosette box, to responding to requests for emergency medication, to suggestions of OTC remedies if required, to supplying an extra tablet of digoxin when one fell through a crack in the floor. They communicated with her GP on our behalf. Thank you one and all. read more