I have been in this Small, local, pharmacy many a time. I always find the staff friendly, down to…read moreearth and efficient. I've never had a problem with the service here. Always willing to answer any questions I have. To be honest, I can't think of anything negative to say about them, apart from I never get offered a cup of tea or coffee while I wait for my prescription to be processed lol.

From the owner: Welcome to Fairmans Pharmacy. We are an independent retail pharmacy group, established in 1987 by…read moreChris Forster, a fourth generation pharmacist. By keeping healthcare in the family and with a passion for customer care our business has flourished. With our roots firmly in the north east we are Fairmans Pharmacy caring for you.

This place just diagonally opposite from fawdon park medical group. They have good staff and…read moreexperience. They can collect your repeat prescription from fowdon surgery and ready for collection at the pharmacy or delivered for free can be go to your door if required. This place just not pharmacy they sell lot of this items from cosmetic, food and many many more. It not bigger place so if you need specific medicine (my experience, I need medicine for my baby under a month) they can not do it in the same day but they can try to find or make it up to 3 days. Not a big deal if you need emergency specific medicine but it is good place to get your normal medicine on there.

Ashchem Chemists is a great little pharmacy its in a prime location (right next to a local doctors)…read moreso people can collect the perscriptions with ease. Its also great because it has everyday medicines and health products which you may need from, shampoo, to asprin, and baby items. The staff are very talkative and very welcoming.

Since working here as a youngster as my first Saturday job I have always been a fan of Boots…read morestores! Eldon square boots can get very congested but that's because you can now get pretty much anything all in one location. Always good offers to be had and those Boots loyalty points soon rack up if you regularly buy your essentials here. The staff can be slightly hit and miss if like me you need help picking a hair dye due to the sudden spurt of grey hairs! Then again you can't expect staff to be knowledgeable about all products as there are just too many. It's worth noting that you can get your prescriptions sent directly from your GP to the pharmacy and there is even a doctors surgery downstairs for those living in the city centre.

Hoggs is a small chemist close to South Tyneside college. The building itself is very old and…read morerundown looking, but the inside is fine. I haven't been there in over a year, but there have been a few times when I have gone here to collect a prescription and they haven't been opening, so I think the opening hours must just be half days/odd opening times. Overall the pharmacist and the sales assistants have always been friendly. The waiting time is very short as there's hardly ever many people in. They also sell lots of other things such as toiletries, baby items and cosmetics. Good experience from me!

Hogg Chemists based in south shields is a well run chemist that has a range of goods apart from…read moredoing the usual stuff a chemist does. The staff are very helpful and friendly and they also offer a prescription collection and drop off service which is a life saver for us. They offer a range of cosmetics and toiletries and also stock a small selection of sweets as well as shampoo and other buy over the counter products. The prices are about standard compared to other chemists and obviously the prices of prescriptions is going to be the same wherever you go the personal touch you seem to get with these makes this my number one choice chemist in South Shields.

This branch of Boots is a huge store, so large in fact it stretches between the Eldon Square bus…read morestation part, which includes a Poundland, Waitrose, Starbucks, John Lewis and Pizza Express and the main part of the shopping centre, you can get between the two via steps. I called in here on two occasions, once to each end of the store mainly to pick up drinks, overall the drink selection was good however at the other end of the store, down the escalators away from the main shop floor, the drink selection was highly poor with only Coca Cola and Diet Coca Cola stocked at £1.37 each or two for £2, this offer was unmarked yet it is the same offer from rival retailer Superdrug, who have a branch in Newcastle city centre, not really close by but within walking distance of course. The confusing layout of the store also is frustrating and could also lead to forcing people to go in and out of the store while shopping, especially if one struggles with steps and escalators, such as wheelchair users and the elderly. The staff didn't seem too friendly either, just average, a little robotic perhaps. The overall layout of the store was a typical Boots, it is set out a little bit like a department store in ways with many stalls from designer and high-end brands in the main part of the store, however despite walking around that bit as well, I was not welcomed either which makes me wonder if Boots even greet or welcome their customers, this was a real shame. The size of the store and selection is good enough to warrant two stars, albeit not throughout the store and the confusing layout and poor service for me sadly makes it hard to give this branch anything more than two stars.

This is a small pharmacy on the corner of Burn Terrace and Churchill Street.It is one of the…read morefriendliest chemists I've ever used. Apart from being able to have your prescription filled here,they also have an assortment of the usual goods you find in Chemists.You know the kind of stuff cosmetics,babystuff cleaning products and also over the counter medicines. There's always a chair if you need a sit down while waiting but I have to admit I've never had to wait long. Staff are very helpful and friendly which is a bonus.

This superdrug is a large store so they stock a wide range of cosmetics, toiletries, gifts, etc. I…read morehave found that their prices are much more reasonable than boots, even with the points you get there it is a lot more expensive. The staff are friendly in the store and there aren't often long queues at the till.

Went into this store looking for the perfume Ghost, thinking there was just 1. Boy was I wrong…read morehowever I was put right by a male assistant, who not only was very knowledgeable but got me a great bargain. For that staff members assistance I give it 5 stars, as to me it's just another beauty parlour shop.