I stumbled across this place by mistake one night whilst stopping at the 7/11 next door for an 11pm…read moreslurpee. I was surprised to see the Pharmacy still open. Since then, I have used this place many a time. For me, any stubborn headache or severe toothache tends to conveniently turn up post 6pm, when most chemists have closed leaving me unable to get strong pain killers (or on one occasion, a sudden late night attack of hay fever. Completely random I know!) It's great to know that this place is open until 12am every night.

So it's late. You've developed a pretty nasty toothache. You go looking for something to make the…read morepain go away, because it'll be a good week before you get into see your dentist. You can't find anything. The local chemist has closed up shop for the night, so if you want anything even slightly more powerful than whatever your supermarket sells, you're not expecting any relief. Well, thankfully, Nunawading Pharmacy is open til midnight. These guys have saved me on more than one occasion. There isn't anything particularly nice about running out of whatever medication you're taking to keep you healthy, so it's good to know there's somewhere that you'll be able to get prescriptions filled after 9pm. The service is pretty typical of an average chemist ("have you had this medication before?", "are you allergic to anything?"), but it's really the 9am-12am (except Sunday, when they close at 11pm) availability that I go there for. In fact, when you think about what it would be like to work in a chemist that's open that late, opposite a really busy McDonald's, the staff are lovely.

A pretty normal newsagent, Vermont South Newsagency has been there for a very long time. As a…read morechild who was a bit of an aeroplane nut about 25 years ago, I had a subscription to a small British magazine through them (remember that a quarter of a century ago, it was pretty hard to get much niche stuff up until the dawn of the internet), and every week I'd go down to the store excitedly to pick it up. Although that was long ago, the fact that this news agent will do it's best to look after it's customers has not changed one iota. They are still really good with customers, and given the physical size of the shop, it's surprising that they manage to accommodate such an enormous range of newspapers and magazines. There's also a good selection of cards, paper and cardboard of different sizes (if you have kids who need to do projects for primary school, this place rocks). I make it a habit of grabbing my lotto tickets there whenever I do my shopping. In a nutshell, this shop is a good one if you're after anything news or stationery related.

Vermont South Newsagency is more than a newsagency. It also has stationary, which I must tell you…read moreis quite awesome. It has a wide range of paper and cardboard as well as a decent selection of markers, pencils, stickers and similar items. The range of magazines and newspapers is extensive and the store is always well stocked with the latest. They even have the UK version of Cosmopolitan, which I've only ever found in the city newsagencies. Clearly this place has good connections. The service here is friendly and helpful. This can be frustrating at times when people in front are getting ten minutes worth of help while you jingle your exact change for the magazine in your hand. But, you just have to remember that they will help you just as much should you ever have the need. The store also stocks tatts tickets and scratchies. Check em out.

There are at least 4 chemist shops in Box Hill & this is the best. Unlike the others the chemists…read moreit isn't cramped with cheap buy in bulk toilet paper, cheap toys & fake perfume. After shocking experiences at My Chemist & Chemist Discount Warehouse ( please check out my other reviews) it was such a relive to go to Pharmore & get good, patient advice from well trained staff. Their products didn't cost more either.

From the owner: Box Hill Pharmore Pharmacy has been serving the local community since 2001…read more Located in Box Hill Central Shopping Centre, we are conveniently open 7 days a week from 8am until 7pm on Mondays to Thursdays, 8am to 9pm on Fridays and 8am to 6pm every Saturdays. We're also open on Sundays from 10am to 5pm. There is ample car parking within the shopping centre, and easy access to our Pharmacy. Our multi-lingual and multicultural staff, are highly trained and knowledgeable to provide you with professional health and pharmacy advice. At Box Hill Pharmore Pharmacy, we offer a processing proof of age card service, dose administration aids, blood pressure testing, plus we're also a sub agent for the National Diabetes Service Scheme, where we stock a range of Diabetes and insulin products at reduced subsidised prices to registered NDSS customers.

In the height of the flu/cold season last year I went to My chemist because my daughter had a fever…read more& a dry cough. I went there as it was the closest chemist to where I had parked. The place was crowded. Aside from selling pharmaceutical stuff they are also a clearance place for cheap irrelevant stuff like, toys, toilet paper, fragrances. As they were short staffed & there were long queues the beautician thought she would help out & served me. She tried to sell me the most expensive products they had on stock. I called my dad who is a GP who told me that me the stuff she was trying to sell me was not going to help. They are a shonky, greedy business!