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Left your medication at home, or feeling under the weather? Just walk into our pharmacy. Our prescribing pharmacist can see you without an appointment, assess minor ailments, and get you the medication you need, so you're back out enjoying the Festival in no time.
Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre
About Us
Providing NHS and private services
Bristo Square Pharmacy is a well-established community pharmacy based in Edinburgh (within the Edinburgh University Campus). We provide a wide range of NHS and private health services. Our dedicated team of pharmacy professionals are well placed to help you with all your healthcare needs.
We also offer a comprehensive private travel vaccination service. Book an appointment for expert travel health advice, vaccines and antimalarials. Bristo Square Pharmacy is also a designated Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre. We are also now offering private covid vaccines. Book online to get the service at the pharmacy.
What We Offer
Our Services
Frequently Asked
Questions
FAQ’s
These are the most common questions that we get asked.
Yes, we dispense NHS prescriptions. You can bring a paper copy of the prescription or nominate us for electronic prescriptions. Speak to a member of staff in-store or let your GP know to send your prescription electronically to our pharmacy.
We offer a dispensing service for private prescriptions. Please ask in-store. We stock a wide range of medicines and in most cases, we can dispense your prescription whilst you wait. You can find out the cost of your private prescription medicines by asking in-store.
A one-off prescription is issued by a prescriber such as your GP for a specific condition that requires a single dose or short-term treatment. For example, a prescription for a 7 days course of antibiotics.
You can get a one-off prescription dispensed in-store, simply ask a member of staff in-store.
Yes, you can speak with our pharmacy team to get health advice and recommendations for over-the-counter medicines. You can buy over-the-counter medicines for a wide range of health conditions.
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Posted on Google Anya Steventon02/06/2026 Pharmacist was fabulous!Posted on Google Duru Mağdenli29/05/2026 Veey helpful and understanding !Posted on Google Classic CineMac27/05/2026 They are truly the best! They are very urgent in their requests and have helped me so much.Posted on Google Rick Beckett19/04/2026 The staff here are absolutely fantastic Wether I’m picking up repeat prescriptions or having a vacation nothing is too much trouble for them.I scalded myself with boiling water & they were great, told what I needed to do to minimise pain & promote healing. Saved me a journey to A&E I couldn’t be happier they are my pharmacyPosted on Google Ian U18/04/2026 A key part of my repeat prescription was late and to be open-ended. N went above and beyond to ensure that I was able to secure the delayed item.Posted on Google T Zhang04/04/2026 very helpful and friendly staff who are willing to offer advice. place's also clean and well-organised.Posted on Google Jasi i21/02/2026 I was assisted by Doreen with vaccination consultation, who was extremely helpful, knowledgeable and very kind in customer service. A very positive experience!Posted on Google Alfie Bruce21/01/2026 Givens was lovely and very gentle with doing the vaccinePosted on Google Alessandra Marinelli21/01/2026 Giovanna was very helpful and nice during our jab appointment.
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