Which pharmacies are open over Christmas in the Borders?
While all Health Centres and GP Practices in the Borders will be closed for the public holidays on December 25 & 26, you may need to visit a pharmacy over the festive period, and there are some open on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
On Christmas Eve, the following pharmacies will be open:
- In Galashiels, Boots Pharamcy and Tesco Pharmacy will both be open 9am to 6pm
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Hide Ad- In Hawick, Boots Pharmacy will be open 10am to 4pm and Borders Pharmacy will be open 10am to 2pm.
On Christmas Day, those who need to visit a pharmacy will have to travel to Berwick-upon-Tweed, where Tesco Pharmacy is open 2pm to 4pm.
And on Boxing Day the following pharmacies will be open:
- In Duns, GLM Romanes Pharmacy will be open 10am to 12pm
- In Galashiels, Boots Pharmacy will be open 8am to 6pm
- In Hawick, Boots Pharamcy will be open 11am to 3pm
- In Innerleithen, M Farren Pharmacy will be open 10am to 12pm.
All Health Centres will be open December 27-29 following the Christmas public holidays and will also be open and back to normal from Wednesday, January 3 2018 following the New Year public holidays.
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