Haggerston Pharmacy

Haggerston Road holds one of those little, struggling rows of local shops you find all over the place. Some closed down, some changing all the time. Only the best survive year after year. This chemists is one of them. It’s a medium sized shop with a good range. I go in for prescriptions and my Potter’s herbal cough remedies (expensive, but worth it in my view), but you can also get the usual medicines, baby formulas, perfumes etc. The staff are friendly and get to know you pretty fast. The shop always looks clean and neat. You can see into the area where they keep the prescription medicines, and that’s just as light and neat. They also do a few special services: free delivery of prescriptions for those that need it, flu jabs, passport photos, and more. They might not be able to compete with the big guys like Boots on sheer size and range, but as a local chemist you’d be hard pressed to find better.