Find a pharmacy in Bornheim
Bornheim is a Rhine-side town of roughly 48,000 residents in the Rhein-Sieg district, sitting between Bonn and Cologne, and PillsCard's directory lists five verified pharmacies serving its dispersed Ortsteile. The population skews toward commuting families and a growing share of retirees, with a steady flow of agricultural workers tied to the Vorgebirge fruit and asparagus belt that surrounds the town. Because Bornheim is polycentric — split across Bornheim-Mitte, Roisdorf, Hersel, Walberberg and Sechtem — pharmacies are scattered rather than clustered on a single high street, and most residents rely on a neighbourhood Apotheke within walking distance or a short S23/RB48 ride. Cross-border demand is minimal here; the catchment is overwhelmingly local GKV patients with a smaller PKV cohort from Bonn's diplomatic and civil-service community.
The market is fragmented and owner-operated, in line with German pharmacy law which still bars corporate chains from majority ownership. In Bornheim-Mitte, the Donatus-Apotheke anchors the Königstrasse retail strip and handles much of the town-centre prescription volume, while the Apotheke im Hornbachzentrum on the southern approach serves drive-up customers attached to the DIY-and-retail park. The Dahlien Apotheke and Walburgis Apotheke cover Roisdorf and Walberberg respectively, both operating as classic single-site Inhaber-geführte businesses with extemporaneous compounding on the premises. The Löwenapotheke rounds out the picture in the older Ortskern. None are hospital-affiliated — the nearest acute facility is the Johanniter-Krankenhaus in Bonn — and specialist niches such as oncology compounding are referred outward to Bonn or Brühl.
Pricing & coverage
GKV patients pay a statutory co-payment of 5–10 EUR per prescription item (10 percent of the price, capped at 10 EUR and floored at 5 EUR), with under-18s exempt. Common over-the-counter items sit in familiar bands: ibuprofen 400 mg (20 tablets) typically 4–7 EUR, a standard combined oral contraceptive cycle 15–22 EUR when self-paid, and a seasonal influenza vaccination 25–40 EUR if not covered by indication. PKV reimbursement follows the individual tariff and usually refunds the full Apothekenverkaufspreis against receipt. Reimbursable medicines and price formation are governed federally; see the BfArM for authorisation status and the AMPreisV pricing framework.
Emergencies & out-of-hours care
Outside opening hours, Bornheim participates in the Nordrhein chamber's Apotheken-Notdienst rota, in which one pharmacy in the immediate area stays open overnight on a rotating basis; the current duty pharmacy is posted on the door of every Apotheke and on aponet.de or by dialling 22833 from a German mobile. Acute medical emergencies — chest pain, stroke symptoms, severe trauma — should go straight to 112, which dispatches to the Johanniter-Krankenhaus or the Universitätsklinikum in Bonn. For non-urgent after-hours medical advice, the nationwide on-call doctor line is 116117.
Frequently asked questions
Can I get a prescription filled in Bornheim that was issued in Bonn or Cologne?
Yes. Any German Kassenrezept (pink, now increasingly the E-Rezept on the GKV health card) or Privatrezept issued anywhere in Germany is dispensable at any Bornheim Apotheke. Since the nationwide E-Rezept rollout in 2024, most patients simply present their electronic Gesundheitskarte and the pharmacy retrieves the prescription from the central server. Paper Privatrezepte are still common and must be physically presented. Out-of-country EU prescriptions are accepted only if they meet the cross-border prescription template requirements.
Do Bornheim pharmacies offer vaccinations on-site?
Most do. Since 2022, German pharmacists with the required Fortbildung may administer influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations to adults directly in the pharmacy, and several Bornheim Apotheken — including the larger town-centre sites — advertise walk-in flu shots from October onward. Travel vaccines, paediatric schedules and yellow fever remain the domain of GP practices and the Bonn Tropeninstitut.
Is there a 24-hour pharmacy in Bornheim itself?
No single Apotheke is open 24/7. Coverage is provided through the rotating Notdienst, meaning that on any given night one pharmacy in Bornheim or an immediately adjacent locality (Alfter, Wesseling, Brühl) is on duty. The ring outside the duty pharmacy connects directly to the pharmacist on call, and a Notdienstgebühr of 2.50 EUR applies to out-of-hours dispensing.
Will my European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) work here?
For acute medical care yes, but pharmacies cannot bill an EHIC directly for prescriptions. You will normally pay the full retail price at the counter, obtain a Quittung, and reclaim through your home insurer on return. For longer stays, registering a Formular S1 with a local GKV fund gives full equivalence with German statutory patients.
Do local pharmacies compound medicines?
Yes. Every Bornheim pharmacy is legally required to maintain a Rezeptur for individualised compounding — typical work includes dermatological creams, paediatric dose adjustments and the standardised NRF formulations. Complex sterile or oncology compounding is referred to specialist Herstellbetriebe in Bonn.
Safety note
This directory is informational only and is not medical advice; please consult a licensed pharmacist or physician for any individual clinical decision.