Downley Pharmacy

27/04/2026

Downley Pharmacy will be CLOSED on Monday 4th May 2026 for the Bank Holiday.

Please double check your prescriptions and ensure you have enough medication to cover this period. If you need help with your prescription, please get in touch.

27/03/2026

Our Easter Opening Hours are as follows:

Good Friday 3rd April - CLOSED
Saturday 4th April - Open (9am – 1pm)
Sunday 5th April - CLOSED
Easter Monday 6th April - CLOSED

Please double check your prescriptions and ensure you have enough medication over the Easter period. If you need help with your prescription, give us a shout.

16/03/2026

We are experiencing intermittent issues with the medpoint - please do not leave collection to overnight when you need immediately as it may fail . Collection always available whilst store is open.

11/02/2026

06/01/2026

This is why we insist on treating patients face-to-face. Unfortunately there are many unscrupulous online pharmacies with inadequate prescribing processes and safety checks that can miss other important things in the rush to take advantage of the immense demand for these powerful medications.

Please make sure you obtain weight loss treatment from reputable sources with your best interests at heart!

Link to full article in commments

02/01/2026

To help reduce prescription medicine waste which is costing the NHS nationally £300m check which medicines you already have at home and their expiry dates – only order what you need, and for more advice and support see here https://tinyurl.com/k578w2z9

19/12/2025

Flu jabs available- pop in or call 01494513060 to arrange time. NHS and private

15/12/2025

Christmas is just around the corner! 🎅🎄

We’ll be closed over the holidays so make sure you’re ordering your prescriptions with time to spare.

As a reminder, our Christmas opening hours are:
Wed 24th December - open as usual
Christmas Day 25th December - closed
Boxing Day 26th December - closed
Sat 27th December - closed

And our New Year opening hours are:
Wed 31st December - open as usual
New Year's Day 1st Jan - closed
Fri 2nd Jan - open as usual
Sat 3rd Jan - open as usual

And we are closed on Sundays as always.

02/12/2025

Another major endorsement of the effectiveness of GLP1 medications in tacking obesity. Unfortunately, this recommendatiom by the World Health Organisation is unlikely to make it much easier to obtain these game-changing medications on the NHS in the short and medium term.
Get in touch if you'd like more info on our private weight loss service.

The drugs could be ‘transformative’ in fighting obesity, which will affect two billion people globally by 2030, says health agency