Pharmacy near Weston NSW

One road from Weston to the shop

Weston lies just east of Abermain, and the two places share the 2326 postcode. From the middle of town, head west on Cessnock Road and stay on it: the drive takes around 4 minutes by car, and the pharmacy fronts that same road, so there is no maze of side streets to work out.

That short hop makes it realistic to pop over for a script on a weekday lunch break, or on a Saturday morning between 9:00am and midday.

Weston at a glance

Weston is a town within the City of Cessnock local government area, with a post office that opened in January 1904 and its own public school. The 2021 Census counted 4,088 residents and 1,148 families in the suburb, with a median age of 37.

For many of those households, the everyday needs are practical ones: a script filled after a GP visit, a vaccine for a school-aged child, or medicines packed so an older relative takes the right dose.

Home delivery for Weston

Weston is one of the four areas where free delivery is confirmed, alongside Abermain, Cessnock and Kurri Kurri. Dispensed medicines can be dropped at your door, and a Webster-pak can come in the same run. Ring (02) 4930 4442 to arrange it; the free medication delivery page explains how the service works. Unsure whether a particular item can travel with the order? Ask when you ring.

A pharmacy Weston families can use for everyday care

Every service below is offered at the Abermain shop, not in Weston itself.

• Walk-in vaccinations with no appointment, from Monday to Friday. In NSW, a pharmacist immuniser can give the flu vaccine to children aged 2 years and over.
• The whooping cough vaccine, worth asking about if a new baby is on the way.
• A free Webster-pak for anyone juggling several regular medicines.
• Prescriptions and eScripts: bring the paper script or show your token at the counter.
• A free blood pressure evaluation while you wait.
• Diabetes monitoring, a finger-prick glucose reading that flags a possible issue but cannot confirm diabetes.
• A free take home naloxone kit, for anyone who could witness an opioid overdose.
• A work absence certificate after a pharmacist assesses a minor, short-term illness.

Questions from Weston

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