Find a pharmacy in Emmendingen
Emmendingen is a district town of roughly 27,000 residents in Baden-Württemberg, sitting between Freiburg and the French border at the foot of the Kaiserstuhl. PillsCard verifies six pharmacies serving the town itself and a wider catchment that draws in commuters from Teningen, Denzlingen and Waldkirch, plus seasonal viticulture workers from the surrounding wine villages. The pharmacy ecosystem is shaped by the presence of the Zentrum für Psychiatrie Emmendingen, one of the region's largest psychiatric hospitals, which lifts demand for psychotropic dispensing and structured medication reviews well above what a town this size would otherwise show. Cross-border patients from Alsace occasionally appear, though most prefer pharmacies in Freiburg for selection.
The market is fragmented along the classic German owner-operated model rather than dominated by a single chain. The Stadtapotheke am Marktplatz anchors the historic centre near the Stadtkirche, while Central-Apotheke handles steady footfall along the Karl-Friedrich-Straße shopping axis. Apotheke auf der Bleiche sits closer to the Bleichequartier residential blocks, and the Bären-Apotheke im Haus der Gesundheit operates inside a multi-disciplinary medical building, which gives it tighter prescription handoffs with GPs and specialists on the same site. A second Bären-Apotheke Emmendingen extends that brand's local footprint, and Easy Apotheke contributes the discount-format option that has expanded across mid-sized German towns over the past decade.
Pricing & coverage
Statutory GKV insurees pay a fixed prescription co-payment of €5–€10 per item (10% of price, floor €5, cap €10), with children under 18 exempt. A standard generic antibiotic course typically runs €15–€30 at retail, a month of common antihypertensives €20–€45, and over-the-counter cold remedies €8–€15 — none reimbursable on GKV unless prescribed for a child. PKV holders pay upfront and reclaim against their tariff. Pharmacy retail prices for Rx items are nationally fixed under the Arzneimittelpreisverordnung, so shopping around within Emmendingen will not change the sticker. Regulatory and authorisation details are published by BfArM.
Emergencies & out-of-hours care
Outside normal hours, Emmendingen pharmacies operate on a rotating Notdienst rota coordinated by the Landesapothekerkammer Baden-Württemberg; the duty pharmacy is posted on every pharmacy door and listed at aponet.de or by dialling 22833 from a mobile. The Kreiskrankenhaus Emmendingen on Gartenstraße runs the local A&E for acute medical presentations, with more complex cases transferred to the Universitätsklinikum Freiburg. Dial 112 for life-threatening emergencies (cardiac, stroke, severe trauma, anaphylaxis) and 116117 for the non-urgent on-call GP service when a prescription or assessment can wait until morning.
Frequently asked questions
Can I get a prescription filled in Emmendingen with a non-German EU prescription?
Yes. Under EU cross-border directive 2011/24/EU, a prescription issued by a licensed prescriber in any EU/EEA member state is dispensable in German pharmacies, provided it carries the patient's full name, prescriber details, and the substance written in INN form. Emmendingen pharmacies near the Marktplatz routinely handle French prescriptions from Alsatian visitors. Controlled substances (Betäubungsmittel) require a specific German BtM form and cannot be dispensed against a foreign script — these need a German physician's reissue, available same-day through the 116117 service.
Is there a 24-hour pharmacy in Emmendingen?
No single pharmacy stays open 24 hours. Instead, one Emmendingen pharmacy is on Notdienst duty each night and weekend on a rotating basis. The duty pharmacy charges a small statutory night-service fee (€2.50) on top of any medication cost. If no town pharmacy is convenient, duty pharmacies in Denzlingen, Teningen or northern Freiburg often cover overlapping windows — the rota at aponet.de shows the nearest open location at any given time.
Do pharmacies in Emmendingen speak English?
Most pharmacists in Emmendingen have working English sufficient for medication counselling, particularly at the Bären-Apotheke im Haus der Gesundheit where multi-specialty consultations occur. French is also commonly understood given the proximity to Alsace. For complex consultations — interaction checks, travel-medicine advice — calling ahead during quieter mid-morning hours gives the pharmacist time to dedicate to the conversation rather than the usual lunchtime rush.
Can pharmacies in Emmendingen administer vaccines?
Yes. Since 2022, German pharmacies have been permitted to administer influenza and COVID-19 vaccines to adults after completing the required training. Not every Emmendingen pharmacy offers the service — check the pharmacy door notice or call ahead. GKV covers seasonal flu vaccination for over-60s, pregnant women, and at-risk groups; travel vaccines remain a private cost unless your specific PKV tariff reimburses them.
Safety note
This directory is informational only and is not medical advice. For individual clinical decisions about prescriptions, interactions, or symptoms, consult a licensed pharmacy or physician in person.