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Pharmacies and duty pharmacy (farmacia de guardia)

Duty pharmacies open outside normal hours on a rota organized by each province’s Colegio Oficial de Farmacéuticos.

Why it matters

You need to know how to find an open pharmacy at night, weekends and holidays.

When

When you need medicine out of hours.

Last checked

7 Oct 2026

Cost: Medicines: you pay 40% of price for most prescribed medicines for active people (per Osakidetza leaflet); out-of-hours supplements not verified.

What you need

• Prescription (receta) for prescription-only medicines.

Steps

1. Find the duty pharmacy
   Use the Consejo General de Colegios Farmacéuticos 'farmacias de guardia' page for Araba, Bizkaia or Gipuzkoa.
2. Check at the door
   Pharmacies post the current duty rota on their window (general practice; confirm locally).

Where

• Farmacias de guardia Bizkaia
  https://www.farmaceuticos.com/farmacias-de-guardia/bizkaia/
• Farmacias de guardia Gipuzkoa
  https://www.farmaceuticos.com/farmacias-de-guardia/gipuzkoa/
• Farmacias de guardia Araba/Álava
  https://www.farmaceuticos.com/farmacias-de-guardia/araba-alava/

Official sources

• Farmacias de guardia (by province)

Do these first

• Get your Osakidetza health card (TIS)