Elm Grove Pharmacy

I love the Elm Grove pharmacy. Colin the pharmacist is excellent, giving good advice, always friendly, makes you feel better just talking to him. When I’m at my worst, it’s comforting to know the Elm Grove pharmacy is just a few minutes walk away.

I used to frequent this pharmacy from time to time when I lived on Elm Grove. Thankfully, I never had to use them for anything as extreme as Jack, but I always found the staff helpful and friendly. There were usually a couple of late middle aged women manning the fort, who were chatty and had a friendly ‘dinner lady’ aura to them.
As you would expect, the place is a full dispensing chemist, but they also sell a range of toiletries, health items and hair products. You will find that there is a mark up on such items, compared to a super market, but you have to expect this from an independent business that clearly will do less trade. This still makes it a handy resource if you run out of toothpaste or just need a few items.
They don’t have a late night opening, so make sure to swing by during regular business hours.

Last year, I suffered intensely at the hands of a dental abcess. My wisdom tooth, which had been coming through, in a relaxed fashion or at least in hurry, for over a year, had broken through my gum and left it exposed to infection. Nice. It had been causing me grief for a couple of days, but then I woke up at my girlfriend’s screaming one morning. I scrambled for paracetamol. It did nothing. I needed some serious heavy-​duty painkillers.
Fortunately, this pharmacy was at the end of the road. I sprinted down there in a dressing gown, burst through the doors and strode up to the counter, where I was greeted with smiles by the pharmacists.
Although I couldn’t close my mouths, and my words were punctuated with groans, they were able to discern the problem and prescribed me some Codeine mixed with Ibuprofen to reduce the swelling and utterly numb all of my nerves. They also gave me all the advice I needed about what to avoid doing to remedy my ailment, and not drive or cycle whilst doped up to the eyeballs, which was considerate.
Whatever your malady, I can’t recommend these people more highly.