A handy chemist in city centre. Avoid the big prescriptions queue in Boots with this smaller,…read morepersonal service. The pharmacist is pretty friendly and offers lots of over the counter advice for minor ailments. For a small shop it's well stocked with lots of both sex toiletries, makeup and domestic products. There are always v good deals on things like toothpaste, facewipes and deodorants. Good selection of health brands like linwoods, biona, PhD and maximuscle. Protein bars like PhD, Quest and ON are from £1.49. Yankee candles also available. General chemist staff as helpful and friendly.

No it's not the predominant health care provider in the US but in fact a large chain of chemists…read moreand pharmacies across the north. This store does the usual plethora of over the counter products along with a full prescription pharmacy. I only noticed after walking around the city looking for the best place to buy whey protein. The time when muscle building was a prerogative has been and gone but back then it seemed fitting. Holland and Barrett was often the haunt of many looking to stock up on huge great tubs of the awfully flavoured nonsense, but prices here rivalled. £18 for a large tub of whey, banana flavoured. Loverly.

Superdrug is a really chemist popular chain store that sell a really wide range of personal care…read moreproducts. They have been opened in Northern ireland since 1991. They have a no animal testing charter, which is something that's really commendable these days. As a laydee I have reason to pop in to pick up all manner of hair and beauty products. I think this store are really good for finding bargains on things like shampoo and make-up ranges. I'm definitely a fan of this store as they offer a much cheaper alternative to boots.

Superdrug is undoubtedly the best UK high street health and beauty retailer. Their products are…read moreexceptionally excellent in quality and economically priced. Additionally all their own brand items carry the leaping bunny symbol indicating clearly they are certified by Cruelty Free International. I visit Superdrug frequently to pick up their exclusive range of 'B' makeup which is vegan. It's an amazing cosmetics range and outstanding quality with the B makeup Primer being the best I've ever tried. The lipsticks and nail polishes come in a vast array of colours too and the eyeshadows are beautiful to use. All Superdrug own brand products are clearly labelled, highlighting if they are suitable for vegetarians and vegans. In particular the Vitamin E skincare, sun care and dry skin ranges are awesome. An ethical super store!

One of a total of nine village pharmacies in Co. Antrim, the chemist in Whiteabbey could be worse,…read morebut it could be better. The staff at times seem some what snooty. I recently had to pay for a vaccination (for tick borne encephalitis, nasty I know!) and little did I know this would end up costing me £75! Had I known, I'm sure I would have gone with money in the bank, but jobless at the time and about to embark on a mission to Romania I was near enough broke. The woman looked at me like I had six heads. How dare I come to her shop with no money (Hello! It's a chemist!?!) I just wasn't too impressed. It used to be owned by the loveliest man called Mr Gracey. Ah back in those days I could have collected the script and paid in a few days, but oh no. Not on her watch! So they've definitely lost points there. Other than that, how different can any chemist be? It's certainly not got the lovely community feel of my local chemist (See Merville) so I don't think I'll be bothering with here any longer.

I was calling by with a friend for a quick collection for a prescription. My friend sat in his car…read morewaiting for me. It took a while before I was asked what I wanted and they were sterile in personality and not such a friendly face. They did all commuicate with each other for a while and after lots of questions they eventually said it wasn't in yet. After 2 phone calls and convincing them that it should be here, I eventually spent 30 minutes in total in that shop when my friend came in to see if I was still alive! The wee stocky woman (shop assitant) with the spikey hair was nasty looking, not helpful, very abrupt, tried to come across more important than she was. Thankfully the younger guy who was friendly and helpful did get the order, while the wee stocky woman walked off making excuses to the chemist and didn't even come back to speak or apologise to me. The young guy gave real good advice about how to double check about orders etc next time and really redeemed this store from getting no stars! Thanks matey!

When you have the sniffles the last thing you can be bothered with is going to a massive Boots…read moremegastore, hoking through their various cold and flu remedies and getting your head in an even worse tangle. So today I decided I was going to go local in the hope that I could get in and out without messing about. That's exactly what happened, I pulled up outside Burns Pharmacy (loads of parking), walked in and asked one of the three behind the counter staff for some Lemsip and hey presto I was on my merry way. One weird thing about this pharmacy is that all the cold and flu stuff is behind the counter. So you actually do have ask for it, I wasn't just being lazy. The store is also has a pharmaceutical counter and serves the local community their prescriptions. It can be tricky to find if you haven't been before but it's practically behind Sullivan School.

Normally when I think of Boots I think of perfume, make-up and a chemist but the range of products…read moreand services boots offers has been growing at a phenomenal rate. It now offers photo development and even an opticians. It is becoming a one stop shop for everything. What I like about Boots is that it stocks major brands so you can be assured that what you are buying is the real deal in comparison to the likes of semi-chem. I recently called into the Boots in Castlecourt as I had really bad toothache and was going to pick up some gel for it. I went to the counter to pay when the girl advised me of a product they had that would work much better and was pretty much the same price. I bough the recommended gel and it worked wonders and I've recommended it to my friends. Purely because of the excellent customer service and advice I'd come back to this Boots of I had any ailments that could be sorted with over the counter drugs.

As a female, this Boot's store is great for make-up, hair products, make up brushes and other…read morerandom things that us girls have to fork out for for general upkeep! It really does offer excellent choice and stocks cool (but well overpriced) make-up brands like Urban Decay and Benefit- swooon! I also get my foundation in here which is Revlon Colurstay and works out about a tenner cheaper than when I buy it down south! Crazy! This particular one isn't stocked by many places, so I was delighted to find it in here. The make-up ranges are great and they also have every hair care prouduct you can think of. The John Frida Brilliant Brunette hair serum is only £6 and works wonders. Really recommended. Randomly they also offer a range of lunch sandwiches and pasta dishes for people popping in on their break. On the pharmacy end of things the staff are knowledgeable, helpful and polite. A great store, which has been recently refurbished, in a great location. Only thing is you're going to come out with empty pockets!

As Boot's stores go, this is good one. I guess it would be considered to be one of the smaller…read moreones, but it has everything I've ever needed, is bright, well presented, and tidy. They do the usual range of offerings you'd expect from Boots; Pharmacy, OTC medications, cosmetics, perfumes, hair products, bath products, baby products etc. Staff are always friendly and informative.

Boots in Connswater has everything you might need from a pharmacy. I usually go in for baby…read moreproducts, but they have all types of toiletries, perfumes, make up (various brands) and the Boots No7 brand. This store has pharmacy services for prescriptions and is open mon-fri 9am-9pm, Saturday 9am-6pm and Sunday 1pm-5pm

Small but useful branch of Boots in the shopping mall near the bus station. I went there a couple…read moreof times the other day. There's a good range of toiletries and beauty products, a pharmacy and medicines of course, confectionery and drinks, baby products and much more. I was served by Paul on one occasion and Aofie on another and found them, and another member of staff (whose name I don't know), very helpful.

Best pharmacy I've ever been to! I was vacationing from Colorado and picked up a wicked cold virus…read more The woman working at the pharmacy asked me what my symptoms were and immediately showed me the correct medication to take. The medicine brands are different in Belfast then the States so the help was greatly appreciated.

One of the more upmarket chemists in this area of Belfast, Urban Pharmacy is reminiscent of a…read more'Boots' style store. It combines the pharmaceutical element with the top-end makeup counters, as well as offering toiletries and the like at very reasonable prices. The pharmacy has been home to Smashbox makeover days, which was particularly exciting as this makeup brand has only newly come to Belfast. Urban specialises in Vichy, Decleor, Clarins, La Roche and the like, as well as Nuxe skincare range, which is apparently highly sought after. However, despite these high quality makeup brands being one of the main features of Urban Pharmacy, the rest of the prices really are very decent. I spotted Sally Hansen's 'Airbrush Legs' for a mere £7.95, and managed to pick up a really good quality body buffer for 99p. Excellent. The customer service is second to none in Urban Pharmacy. I have always been pleasantly greeted and conversed with, and have found all the staff extremely polite and helpful. Makes all the difference. Definitely one of Belfast's best pharmacies, and undoubtedly worth a visit.

The staff in this store are really lovely, they try to help out as much as they can with anything…read moreyou need to know. It's not a busy store so service is fast and if there is a problem with my daughter or I need medical advice I always come here to talk to the pharmist as I know there won't be a que and I won't get rushed out.

Unfortunately my purpose for dropping into Sandown Pharmacy was only to pick up some anti…read moreinflammatories following my doctor's appointment. Woohoo... I have been in Sandown before, and have always found the staff to be very helpful. And this time was no different. What actually happened was that the sister branch, just 2 minutes down the road, referred me to Sandown due to them not having the tablets I was after. Plus the pharmacist was out, so I'd have to wait anyway. Flip sakes. So, off I hopped (nearly quite literally, since it's my foot that's the problem) to Sandown and was greeted by the bubbly pharmacist who took my prescription, having explained to her that I couldn't get the applicable tablets from the pharmacy down the road. She took a look, and told me that they didn't seem to have enough for me, only a packet and a half, totalling 74. "Ooops," says she, "I just noticed you only want 56", to which I nodded, having realised the same thing. Twas a bit of a giggle anyhow. And I was relieved to have gotten what I'd come for. The store also has a good range of makeup, perfumes, toiletries etc at highly reasonable prices, so even if you're not after a prescription pickup, it's undoubtedly a good place to call into.

Sandown Pharmacy are absolutely wonderful, most helpful, considerate and will go out of their way…read moreto assist you. I wouldn't use any other Pharmacy for my prescriptions. There is always a very good range of goods that appeal to the customer. You must visit this Pharmacy at Christmas-time as the range of presents they have are great. Very competitive prices as well. Well worth the trip.