Unichem Main Street Pharmacy

45/47 Picton Street, Howick, Auckland

Contact Details

Phone (09) 535 6739
Fax (09) 537 9444
Email mainstreethowick@unichem.co.nz

Parking available off Wellington Street - access to our rear entrance. Free public access to Picton Street.

Street Address

45/47 Picton Street
Howick
Auckland 2014

Postal Address

45 Picton Street
Howick
Auckland 2014

Covid-19 testing

RATs - Community Collection Site - Anyone can access

Rapid antigen tests (RATs) can be collected at this site. Pre-ordering is not required.

Description

At Unichem Mainstreet Pharmacy Howick we do our very best to provide you with absolutely the best experience possible. We embrace ongoing staff training, allowing us to offer services including flu, covid and shingles vaccines, warfarin testing, antibiotic prescribing for urinary tract infections, plus lots more. Please refer to the list of services offered.

We invest in the latest equipment like our robotic dispensers for daily prescriptions and weekly medicine packs, ensuring that you receive the most efficient and accurate dispensing possible.

Our highly trained staff are able to provide you with the best natural health information.

Pharmacists can help to support the health of your family; they can provide advice and treatment for common minor illnesses for all ages.

Pharmacists ensure that prescriptions are dispensed correctly and that the medicine and dose is appropriate for you, so that you receive the maximum benefits from your medicines. Your pharmacist will help you understand what your medicines are prescribed for, how to take them, possible side effects and how to store them.

All advice and treatment is conducted in a professional and confidential manner and most services are provided free of charge and do not generally require an appointment.

For safe disposal, please return any expired or unwanted medicines, or needles/lancets and syringes to your pharmacy. There is no charge for this service.

Please don't hesitate to contact us directly if you have any questions.

Dispensary Manager

Melanie Burns

Hours

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Mon – Wed 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Thu 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM
Fri 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Sat 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sun 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Public Holidays: Closed ANZAC Day (25 Apr), King's Birthday (3 Jun), Matariki (28 Jun), Labour Day (28 Oct), Auckland Anniversary (27 Jan), Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (18 Apr), Easter Sunday (20 Apr), Easter Monday (21 Apr).

Languages Spoken

English, Afrikaans, Cantonese Chinese, Chinese, Cook Islands Māori, Croatian, Hindi

Services Provided

Community pharmacy anticoagulant management Service (CPAMS) – INR testing for warfarin patients
Opioid Substitution Treatment Service
COVID-19 Vaccination
Clozapine dispensing
Erectile dysfunction - sildenafil
UTI (Urinary tract infection) antibiotic prescribing
ECP (Morning After Pill)
Selected Oral Contraceptives
Vitamin B12 Injection
Maviret dispensing for hepatitis C
Free prescription delivery (Howick to Pakuranga - Monday to Friday)
Blood Pressure Monitoring
Blood Glucose Testing
Long-term conditions (LTC) service
Medico / Blister Packs
Smoking cessation
Ear piercing
Incontinence products
Passport photos
Specialised wound care
WINZ and other reports
Medicine & needles disposal service
COVID-19 Care in the Community
Immunisation
Disability aids
Free after hours prescriptions for under 14s
HIV PrEP and PEP dispensing (same day or by pre-order)
Emergency contraceptive pill (ECP)
Medicines compliance packaging
Selected oral contraceptives
Sildenafil dispensing for erectile dysfunction
Urinary tract infections (UTIs)

Disability Assistance

Wheelchair access

Parking

We have free on street parking in front of the pharmacy or if preferred we also have carpark access at the back of the pharmacy (off Wellington Street)

Region

East Auckland

Covid-19 vaccination booking URL


https://healthpoint.co.nz/pharmacy/pharmacy/unichem-main-street-pharmacy/