Pharmacies Open Now in Leeds
100 of 100 pharmacies near Leeds 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 Leeds?
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 Leeds, 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 Leeds have a 24-hour pharmacy?
That depends on the live NHS opening-hours data for each Leeds pharmacy, and very few UK cities have a true round-the-clock chemist. See our 24-hour pharmacies in Leeds 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 Leeds
- 123 pharmacies serve the Leeds area
- 1 are contracted 100-hour pharmacies, the most likely to be open late
- 22 open on Sundays
- The nearest 100-hour pharmacy is Shifa Pharmacy (1.28 miles away).
- Hours last verified: 15 May 2026
Finding a pharmacy open now in Leeds
Leeds has a well-spread network of NHS pharmacies across the city centre and its suburbs. On The Headrow, Superdrug operates with extended weekday hours that run later than many independent chemists in the area, making it a useful option in the early evening. Boots on Briggate is another central option with good weekday cover.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust operates pharmacy services at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) on Great George Street and St James's University Hospital (Jimmy's) on Beckett Street. These hospital pharmacies prioritise inpatients and discharge prescriptions, but they can be a last resort for urgent supplies — phone the hospital switchboard for guidance.
Bank holiday rotas in West Yorkshire are published annually by the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (WY ICB). PharmFinder applies the confirmed rota data when it is released; in the weeks before each bank holiday, you will see green rota badges on chemists with confirmed hours.
For urgent medication outside pharmacy hours, call NHS 111 (free, 24 hours). NHS 111 covers the West Yorkshire area and can arrange an emergency supply from an on-call pharmacy or refer you to an out-of-hours GP.
Pharmacy cover in Leeds suburbs
Suburbs including Headingley, Chapel Allerton and Roundhay have independent pharmacies that often keep community hours rather than standard 9–5 schedules. Larger supermarket pharmacies in Seacroft and White Rose retail parks tend to follow store opening hours, giving later weekend closing times.