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Pharmacies and duty pharmacy (farmacia de guardia)

Outside normal opening hours a duty service (servicio de urgencia) keeps pharmacy care available at all times; the Valencian rules are in Decreto 187/1997.

Why it matters

You will need to know how to find an open pharmacy outside hours.

When

Medicine needed in the evening, weekend or holiday.

Last checked

22 Oct 2026

Steps

1. Find the duty pharmacy
   Outside normal hours a duty pharmacy (farmacia de guardia) is always available. Duty lists are published by the provincial pharmacists’ colleges (Alicante, Castellón, Valencia).

Official sources

• Decreto 187/1997, horarios y servicios de urgencia de las oficinas de farmacia
• Normativa de oficinas de farmacia