Amsterdam Pharmacies

Top Amsterdam Pharmacies

Essentially Amsterdam Reader's Choice 2026

Amsterdam Central Pharmacy

4.1★★★★★

(617 reviews)

Essentially Amsterdam Reader's Choice 2026

De Ruijterkade 24a, 1012 AA Amsterdam

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Sint Lucas Andreas Pharmacy

2.9★★★★★

(143 reviews)

Essentially Amsterdam Reader's Choice 2026

Jan Tooropstraat 164, 1061 AE Amsterdam

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A pharmacy in Amsterdam linked to the OLVG hospital network. It dispenses prescription and over-the-counter medicines and provides pharmacy services to patients in the surrounding area.

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Leidsestraat Pharmacy, Amsterdam

3.9★★★★★

(602 reviews)

Leidsestraat 74-76, 1017 GM Amsterdam

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Medicijnen.nl

4.4★★★★★

(490 reviews)

NDSM-Straat 7, 1033 SN Amsterdam

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A licensed online pharmacy in the Netherlands. Medicijnen.nl lets customers upload prescriptions easily, offers a wide range of products, and provides free shipping on prescription medicines.

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Dam Apotheek

3.6★★★★★

(220 reviews)

Rokin 64A, 1012 KW Amsterdam

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De Aanzet

4.8★★★★★

(175 reviews)

Eerste Jacob van Campenstraat 10, 1072 BE Amsterdam

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De Aanzet is an organic shop in Amsterdam selling vegetables, fruit and groceries. It focuses on fresh, seasonal and locally sourced organic products at fair prices.

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Amsterdam Staring Apotheek VOF

3★★★★★

(161 reviews)

Overtoom 392, 1054 JS Amsterdam

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Staring Apotheek is a long-standing pharmacy in the Oud-West district of Amsterdam. Alongside medicines and medication advice, it carries a drugstore range including skincare brands and vitamins and minerals.

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ZaanApotheek

3.1★★★★★

(145 reviews)

Kon. Julianaplein 42, 1502 DV Zaandam

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Service Apotheek De Castro

2.9★★★★★

(141 reviews)

Roetersstraat 19, 1018 WB Amsterdam

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Linnaeus Pharmacy

3.6★★★★★

(139 reviews)

Linnaeusstraat 81, 1093 EK Amsterdam

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Pharmacy Watergraafsmeer

3.8★★★★★

(134 reviews)

Helmholtzstraat 57, 1098 LE Amsterdam

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Gezondheidscentrum Nieuw West

2.2★★★★★

(131 reviews)

Jan Tooropstraat 483, 1061 AE Amsterdam

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Gezondheidscentrum Nieuw West is a health centre in Amsterdam Nieuw-West. It brings together a general practice and pharmacy services for the local community.

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How to choose a pharmacy in Amsterdam

Most Amsterdam apotheken dispense your recept, bill your insurer directly, and sell over-the-counter items such as painkillers and allergy tablets without a prescription. Many also sit inside a hospital rather than on a shopping street, since Dutch hospitals commonly run their own outpatient pharmacy.

Some locations add an outdoor dispensing locker you unlock with a QR code, useful for a repeat prescription picked up outside normal hours. Separate emergency pharmacies also operate for when your usual one is closed.

If you're new to the Dutch system, our guide to Amsterdam pharmacies for newcomers walks through how prescriptions and insurance reimbursement fit together. The same basisverzekering logic applies if you're also sorting out a dentist or a therapist in the city.

Questions people ask

Do I need a prescription to buy medication in Amsterdam?

Prescription-only medications can only be dispensed by a licensed apotheker against a valid recept from a doctor or specialist. Some items, such as painkillers and allergy tablets, are sold over the counter at a pharmacy or drugstore without one.

How much will a prescription cost me?

Most prescription drugs are covered by the basisverzekering, the basic health insurance every resident of the Netherlands is legally required to hold. You pay for them out of your annual eigen risico (deductible) first, which is €385 in 2026, before insurance reimbursement applies. If your insurer's preferred-medication policy reimburses only the generic version of a drug and you choose the branded one instead, you cover the price difference yourself.

Can I pick up medication outside normal opening hours?

Some Amsterdam pharmacies have an outdoor dispensing locker: you're given a locker number and a QR code to collect a repeat prescription after hours. Separate emergency pharmacies also operate for when your usual one is closed.

Does my GP send prescriptions straight to the pharmacy?

Yes, in most cases. E-prescriptions are standard practice in the Netherlands, meaning your GP or specialist sends the prescription digitally to the pharmacy rather than handing you a paper copy.

Where can I check what a medication treats or its side effects?

Apotheek.nl, run by the Dutch pharmacists' association KNMP, lists every medicine available in the Netherlands along with what it treats, standard dosage and known side effects. Lareb, the national pharmacovigilance center, separately tracks reported adverse reactions to medications and vaccines.