Find a pharmacy in Lipsko
Lipsko is a small county seat in the Mazowieckie voivodeship, roughly 130 km south of Warsaw and 30 km east of Radom on the right bank of the Vistula. Its six verified pharmacies serve a compact population of around 5,600 in the town itself and a wider gmina catchment of roughly 11,000, plus agricultural communities across Powiat Lipski who travel in for prescriptions, blood-pressure checks and paediatric syrups. There is no student population and no meaningful medical-tourism traffic; demand is driven by an ageing rural demographic, the county hospital (Samodzielny Publiczny Zespół Zakładów Opieki Zdrowotnej) on ul. Śniadeckich, and NFZ-referred prescriptions from local GP surgeries. Outlets cluster along ul. 1 Maja and ul. Iłżecka, the two commercial spines connecting the market square to the hospital.
The market is fragmented between national chains and independent operators, which is unusual for towns this size — most Polish counties are now dominated by DOZ or Gemini. Here, DOZ APTEKA DBAM O ZDROWIE anchors the chain presence near the town centre, competing with the branded independent CEF@RM 36,6 and two branches trading as CODZIENNA, which between them cover extended weekday and Saturday-morning hours. The independent Apteka "W Lipsku" s.c. — a partnership pharmacy — retains a loyal older clientele on the strength of compounding and personal advice, while the Apteka szpitalna inside the county hospital dispenses to inpatients and handles NFZ-refunded oncology and cardiology stock. No pharmacy in Lipsko is open 24 hours; the nearest round-the-clock outlets are in Radom.
Pricing & coverage
Retail prices are governed nationally, so residents pay the same tariffs as anywhere in Poland. A basic paracetamol pack runs 4–8 PLN, a month of generic atorvastatin 10–25 PLN, and typical antibiotic courses 15–40 PLN. Prescription medicines on the refund list (lista leków refundowanych) are subsidised by NFZ at 30%, 50%, ryczałt (a flat 3.20 PLN) or free of charge for pensioners over 65 on eligible chronic drugs (programme "Leki 65+"). Blood-pressure monitoring and INR checks are usually free of charge in-pharmacy. Refund tiers and registered products are published by URPL and the Ministry of Health.
Emergencies & out-of-hours care
No Lipsko pharmacy operates overnight. Under Polish law, the powiat council sets a duty rota (dyżur nocny), but for towns under 40,000 residents this obligation was relaxed in 2023, and Lipsko now typically has no night pharmacy on duty — patients drive to Radom (about 40 minutes) where 24-hour outlets operate near the Radomski Szpital Specjalistyczny. For acute medical emergencies, the SOR at the county hospital on ul. Śniadeckich handles walk-ins; for life-threatening events, chest pain, stroke symptoms or severe allergic reactions, call 112 or the medical dispatch line 999.
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Safety note
This directory is informational only and is not medical advice. Patients should consult a licensed pharmacy or their GP for individual clinical decisions about medicines, dosing or interactions.