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Malvika Padin

Chemist and pharmacy opening hours over Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend

When you're planning for a long weekend, no one wants to entertain the thought of falling ill instead of enjoying their break - but illnesses and injuries can happen without warning.

Pharmacies - just like supermarkets - may be operating on different hours than normal over the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend. This can be stressful, especially if you need to pick up some emergency medication.

So it's important to keep track of pharmacy opening times over the four days, just in case you end up needing to take a trip for some emergency supplies.

To save you from stress, here's a full breakdown of opening hours for pharmacies across the UK.

Opening times for pharmacies on Platinum Jubilee weekend

Boots will be open but working on reduced hours for the first two days of the four-day weekend (Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Here are the opening times for some of the biggest and common pharmacies in the UK over the Platinum Jubilee weekend.

Boots

Boots will be open throughout the bank holiday weekend. However, some stores in the country may operate at reduced hours on Thursday June 2 and Friday June 3.

Find out the hours of your nearest Boots store with its Store Locator tool. Just enter your postcode or address to find your nearest store and it's up-to-date working hours.

Besides having its doors open to customers for any emergency medication needs, people can also save 10% on almost everything excluding some health products, until Wednesday June 7, according to the Boots website.

Those who have the Boots app can also save £10 for every £50 they spend via the app until Tuesday June 6.

Superdrug

Superdrug stores will be open from 9am till 9pm during the bank holiday. However, representatives for the store have recommended that people still check if their nearest store is open since the timings may vary.

You can use the Superdrug Store Locator tool to find the list of stores closest to you and what time they're open, by simply entering the area you're in.

The tool also gives people the opportunity to find out what services are offered in different stores so that you can visit the right one according to your specific needs.

Asda Pharmacy

Asda has confirmed that its pharmacies are open but that timings may vary from store to store. You can find out the opening hours for your local store on its Store Locator Tool.

Simply go into the tool, enter the pharmacy address or postcode to find out the opening times for the Asda pharmacies near you.

What can I get at the pharmacy during a bank holiday?

Pharmacies are well-stocked with not just medicines but other items like beauty or baby products as well (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Pharmacies are not just well-stocked with medicines you might need, but also sell various other things you can buy at other shops.

Some bigger pharmacies even have a big range of beauty products and stationery or even items like perfume, hair or baby products.

Pharmacies don't just provide prescribed medicines, they also sell various other things you can buy from other shops and over-the-counter painkillers.

So, if you're in urgent need for something you usually pick up from another store that might be closed for the bank holiday, you can still find affordable alternatives at the pharmacy.

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