Supporting, Representing & Communicating with Community Pharmacies

About Your Local Pharmacy

Community Pharmacy Services

Your local pharmacy provides a range of services including:

  • Dispensing Prescription-Only Medicines (POMs)
  • Advising and providing Pharmacy (O) Medicines and general Over-The-Counter (OTC) medicines
  • Health services such as Emergency Hormonal Contraception or Stop Smoking programmes
  • Pharmacy First – advice and signposting for common ailments

Pharmacies Represented

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Locums Registered

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Out of Hours Pharmacy Services

A number of pharmacies in town and villages across Northern Ireland open for a short period on Sundays or during Bank or Public Holidays to facilitate prescriptions from Out-of-Hours GP services or urgent pharmacy services. This is known as the Sunday & Holiday Rota.

Pharmacy Careers

There are a variety of job roles within Pharmacy and they differ between Hospital Pharmacy, GP Practice Pharmacy, Industry and Community Pharmacy.

For more information on Pharmacy Careers in general including current opportunities in all sectors and education pathways available in Northern Ireland, visit 

Pharmacy Roles