Gate-side essentials at T1
Apollo Pharmacy sits airside in Terminal T1 at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, so you can pick up medicines and health items after clearing security instead of backtracking to landside shops. It’s a standard-format Apollo, so expect the usual mix of over-the-counter basics, with staff used to dealing with last-minute pre-flight requests.
You’ll find common painkillers, basic first-aid supplies, cold-and-flu tablets, oral rehydration salts, and travel-sized hygiene products, all at regular Apollo Pharmacy MRP pricing rather than marked-up souvenir-store rates. For prescription refills, bring the original prescription; Indian pharmacies generally need it to dispense schedule drugs, even inside the airport.
The store typically operates in sync with T1’s main flight bank hours, staying open from early-morning departures into late-evening domestic waves, which covers most IndiGo, Air India, and other domestic services that use this terminal. That timing makes it useful for grabbing motion-sickness tablets or bandages on the way to a late flight without hunting around the terminal.
Expect compact shelves rather than a full supermarket: you’ll see basic toiletries, limited baby-care items, and a small set of travel accessories like masks or sanitizer, but not every product line from a city Apollo outlet. Stock can run light around peak morning departures when several flights board within 30–45 minutes.
Tip: If you need anything specific, stop here right after security in T1 instead of waiting until boarding calls start at your gate.