Pharmacy things worth knowing

Aoife Byrne

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Grand, this one's less "deadly pizza spot" and more "stuff I actually use my pharmacology degree for" \u2014 a running list of Dublin's medicine museums, late-night chemists, and the odd bit of health kit I genuinely rate. Compiled between hospital shifts and the occasional gin, for anyone curious about what's actually in the little brown bottles.

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Pharmacy things worth knowing — 8 items
Name	Type	Address	City	Opening Hours	Best For	Price Range	My take
1Boots Grafton Street	Pharmacy chain branch	12 Grafton Street, Dublin 2	Dublin	Mon-Sat 9am-8pm, Sun 11am-6pm	Late opening and a big over-the-counter range	€-€€	Grand for the emergency plasters-and-paracetamol run after a night out gone sideways
4Trinity College Zoological Museum medical specimens	University museum collection	Trinity College, College Green, Dublin 2	Dublin	Tours by arrangement, check Trinity visitor centre	A quirky detour into old-school anatomy and natural history	€€ tour fee	Not strictly a medicine spot but the anatomical bits will delight any science nerd
5Royal College of Physicians of Ireland	Medical institution and heritage building	6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2	Dublin	Grounds viewable, events by booking	Georgian architecture with serious medical history	Free to view exterior	I walk past this on the way to town and always give it a little nod of respect
6National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts and History	History museum with medical artefacts	Benburb Street, Dublin 7	Dublin	Tue-Sun 10am-5pm	Old apothecary jars and curiosities near Stoneybatter	Free	Practically on my doorstep and I still find something new every visit, deadly stuff
8Marsh's Library	Historic library with medical texts	St Patrick's Close, Dublin 8	Dublin	Mon, Wed-Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm	Ancient medical and anatomy tomes under one roof	€	The smell alone is worth the ticket, proper old-book heaven for anyone into the history of physic
9Sam McCauley Chemists, Temple Bar	Independent pharmacy chain	43 Dame Street, Dublin 2	Dublin	Mon-Sat 9am-7pm, Sun 10am-6pm	Central location for travel health and quick advice	€-€€	Handy when I'm gallivanting around town and forget my own antihistamines, again
10Dublin City Pharmacy, Smithfield	Independent local pharmacy	Smithfield, Dublin 7	Dublin	Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm	A proper neighbourhood chemist near Stoneybatter	€-€€	My local-ish, they know my face by now which is either lovely or slightly concerning
11Science Gallery Dublin	Science and health exhibition space	Pearse Street, Dublin 2	Dublin	Tue-Fri 12pm-6pm, Sat-Sun 12pm-6pm	Rotating exhibitions that often dip into medicine and the body	Free-€€ depending on exhibition	Never know what you'll get here but it's always the kind of exhibition opening I'll drop everything for