Pharmacies Open Now in Derry/Londonderry
14 of 32 pharmacies near Derry/Londonderry are open right now. Find a Pharmacy pulls live opening hours from NHS data and the most recent pharmacy rota, so you only see chemists that are actually open, not just the ones that are meant to be. Tap any result for directions, the phone number and today’s full opening schedule. For late-night and 24-hour cover, see the links below.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I find a pharmacy open now in Derry/Londonderry?
Enter your postcode or allow location access at the top of this page. Find a Pharmacy will show every pharmacy within five miles of you in Derry/Londonderry, sorted by distance, with a live open-or-closed badge on each one. Tap a result to call, get directions, or see today’s opening hours.
- What if no pharmacy is open when I need medication?
If every nearby pharmacy is shut, Find a Pharmacy shows the address and phone number of the nearest pharmacy that will open next, along with an NHS 111 quick-dial for urgent medication advice. Call NHS 111 free, any time of day, for prescription emergencies; they can arrange an emergency supply from an on-call pharmacy anywhere in the UK.
- Does Derry/Londonderry have a 24-hour pharmacy?
That depends on the live NHS opening-hours data for each Derry/Londonderry pharmacy, and very few UK cities have a true round-the-clock chemist. See our 24-hour pharmacies in Derry/Londonderry page for the honest answer; it tells you straight whether a 24-hour pharmacy exists, or lists the latest-closing alternatives and the nearest out-of-hours service if it doesn’t.
- How accurate are the opening hours?
Find a Pharmacy uses the NHSBSA Consolidated Pharmaceutical List for the pharmacy directory and pulls live opening hours from each pharmacy’s NHS.uk profile, updated weekly. Bank holiday rota data, where published by your local NHS region, overrides the standard NHS hours so you never get sent to a shut shop on Christmas Day or Easter Monday. If you spot an error, please let us know.
- Is Find a Pharmacy free?
Yes. Find a Pharmacy is free for everyone, forever. No sign-up, no tracking for ad-targeting, no install gate. We use privacy-friendly analytics (Plausible) to count anonymous visits. The data we rely on is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About pharmacies in Derry/Londonderry
- 29 pharmacies serve the Derry/Londonderry area
- The nearest chemist is Liam Bradley Limited (0.04 miles away).
- Hours last verified: 22 May 2026
Finding a pharmacy open now in Derry/Londonderry
Derry/Londonderry is Northern Ireland's second city, with a pharmacy network covering the walled city centre, the Cityside (west bank of the Foyle) and the Waterside (east bank). The Quayside and Foyleside shopping centres host the largest central chemists; the city's residential estates — Creggan, Bogside, Shantallow, Galliagh, Caw and Newbuildings — each have their own neighbourhood community pharmacies.
Cross-border traffic shapes pharmacy demand in Derry. The city sits less than five miles from the Republic of Ireland border at Bridgend (County Donegal), and residents of north-west Donegal frequently use Derry as their nearest urban centre for shopping and healthcare. NHS prescriptions can only be dispensed in Northern Ireland for patients registered with a UK GP, so cross-border patients are typically directed back to Letterkenny or Buncrana for their dispensing needs.
The community-pharmacy directory for Derry/Londonderry, like the rest of Northern Ireland, comes from the Business Services Organisation (BSO) dispensing-by-contractor dataset, published monthly on OpenDataNI under a Creative Commons Attribution licence.
Altnagelvin Area Hospital on the Waterside is the major acute hospital for the north-west of Northern Ireland; its on-site pharmacy serves inpatients and outpatients but does not operate as a public out-of-hours dispenser.
For urgent medication outside community-pharmacy hours, call NHS 111 (free, 24 hours). NHS 111 covers Northern Ireland including the Western Health and Social Care Trust area.
FAQ
Do NHS prescription charges apply in Derry? No. Northern Ireland abolished NHS prescription charges in April 2010, so prescriptions dispensed at Derry pharmacies are free at the point of dispensing for everyone.
Can I take a Derry prescription across the border to a Donegal pharmacy? Generally no. A UK NHS prescription is not valid in the Republic of Ireland; Irish pharmacies dispense against HSE prescriptions or Irish private prescriptions. If you live in Donegal and use a Derry GP, you would need that GP to refer you to a Republic of Ireland prescriber for medication you intend to collect south of the border.
Are Derry pharmacies open on the Twelfth of July? The Twelfth (12 July) is a public holiday in Northern Ireland. Community-pharmacy hours vary — many close or operate reduced hours, particularly in city-centre locations affected by parades. Phone ahead before travelling and check Find a Pharmacy's live status badges on the day.