Gate-side fix for meds you forgot at home
Airside in Terminal 2, Airport Pharmacy fills the gap between duty-free cosmetics and a real city chemist. It’s a compact space, but it actually has prescription service plus standard OTC meds like ibuprofen and cold tablets. Opening hours roughly track Schengen flight banks, so you’re usually safe in normal daytime windows, but don’t count on late-night departures. Staff speak English and can usually work with a photo of your box or prescription.
Prices run higher than Prague city pharmacies, especially on branded OTC packs of ibuprofen and similar painkillers, though reviews call them “reasonable for an airport” when you’re stuck. Expect to pay a noticeable premium per box, not double. If you only need plasters, basic pain relief, or motion-sickness tablets, you’ll get them here without hunting through T2’s other shops.
Stock covers the basics plus some travel-specific items: you’ll see compression socks, thermometers, small first-aid kits, and a few topical gels that you won’t find in the nearby duty-free. Regulars say the pharmacists are good at suggesting Czech OTC equivalents when you show a foreign brand name, which often comes out cheaper than imported versions. A phone photo of the active ingredient helps a lot.
Complaints focus on two things: limited range and price. Being a small unit in T2, it doesn’t carry some niche items you’d find at a larger city branch, so don’t expect obscure prescriptions or specialist creams. Frequent flyers treat it as an emergency-only stop and buy regular supplies in town. Tip: check the generic name of your medicine on your phone first, then ask staff for the local equivalent instead of insisting on your home-country brand.