Procedure descriptions

Find an emergency pharmacy service

Pharmacies must adhere to the statutory shop opening hours. The Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Pharmacists organises an emergency service for the supply of medicines in the following cases:

  • at night
  • at the weekend
  • on public holidays.

Forms/Online Services

Responsible authority

Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Pharmacists

Villastrasse 1

70190 Stuttgart

Landesapothekerkammer Baden-Württemberg

Hausanschrift

Villastraße 1
70190 Stuttgart
To the electronic timetable information

Contact

Telefon (07 11) 9 93 47-0
Fax (07 11) 9 93 47-45
E-Mail info@lak-bw.de
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Details

Prerequisite

None

Procedure

You can find information about the pharmacy on emergency duty in the following ways:

1. Notice board at every pharmacy
At pharmacies that are not on duty, a clearly legible notice is displayed in a clearly visible place for patients or other customers This refers to the nearest pharmacies on duty;

2. via the website of the Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Pharmacists (quick search);

3. by telephone on

  • 0800 00 22 8 33 from the German landline network
  • 22 8 33 via any German mobile phone provider without area code

4. by SMS

  • after sending an SMS with your five-digit postcode to 22 8 33.

 

Tip: Daily newspapers or official gazettes usually also contain information on the pharmacy emergency service in the catchment area.

Deadlines

none

Required documents

none

Costs

  • for the telephone announcement:
    • on 0800 00 22 8 33: no costs from the German landline network
    • on 22 8 33 from any mobile phone without area code: EUR 0.69 per minute
  • for the SMS enquiry service:
    • under 22 8 33: EUR 0.69 per SMS.

Miscellaneous

none

Release note

machine generated, based on the German release by: Sozialministerium Baden-Württemberg, 09.03.2026