Top 11 · updated 2026
Best Pharmacies in Gampaha
The top 11 pharmacy in Gampaha, ranked by real reviewer feedback.
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Gampaha is the commercial and administrative centre of Sri Lanka's most densely populated province — a busy transit town on the Colombo–Kandy rail corridor where commuters, suburban families, and travellers passing through all rely on the local pharmacy network for everyday and urgent medicine needs. Pharmacies in Gampaha cluster near the main bus stand on Station Road and along the commercial streets radiating from the railway station, making most of the listed chemists walkable from both transit hubs. The best-stocked Gampaha pharmacies carry a wide formulary of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, basic diagnostics, and essential supplements — a broader range than many similarly-sized district towns, driven by the resident population of the greater Gampaha urban area. Several listed pharmacies offer same-day medicine delivery to nearby addresses, and most can source less common branded medicines from Colombo with a day's notice. The list below ranks Gampaha pharmacies on stock reliability, pharmacist helpfulness, and opening hours — the factors that matter most when you need one quickly.
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C N S Pharmacy Gampaha
4.3(4 reviews)Restaurants 3XRV+P3Q, A33, Gampaha
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Cargils Food City Pharmacy
4.0(3 reviews)Restaurants 32Q3+RQM, Siyane Rd, Gampaha
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Arogya Hospitals Pharmacy
3.8(5 reviews)Restaurants Minuwangoda-Gampaha-Miriswatta Rd, Gampaha
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Safe Medic Pharmacy
2.5(2 reviews)Restaurants 32R9+JXG, Gampaha
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Sethma Hospitals Pharmacy
2.4(5 reviews)Restaurants No: 36 Marybiso Rd, Gampaha 11000
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Empire Medical Stores
2.6(9 reviews)Restaurants 3XVX+87H, B569, Gampaha
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Meditech Pharmacy
2.2(5 reviews)Restaurants 3XRX+MXF, Gampaha
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Dharani Pharmacy
2.4(8 reviews)Restaurants 35 Orutota Rd, Gampaha 11000
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Osadhi Pharmacy
2.3(7 reviews)Restaurants 3XVX+4HX, Marybiso Rd, Gampaha
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Co-operative Pharmacy
2.1(8 reviews)Restaurants 3XVX+6CP, Gampaha
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Anura Pharmacy (Pvt) Ltd Gampaha
1.7(6 reviews)Restaurants Shopping Complex, Ja Ela-Ekala-Gampaha-Yakkala Hwy, Gampaha 11000
Frequently asked
- What's the highest-rated pharmacies in Gampaha?
- C N S Pharmacy Gampaha is currently the highest-rated pharmacies in Gampaha on Review Guru, with an average of 4.3 out of 5 stars from 4 reviews.
- Which pharmacies in Gampaha has the most reviews?
- Empire Medical Stores is the most-reviewed pharmacies in Gampaha with 9 customer reviews. A higher review count typically means a more reliable signal — a 4.5★ rating from 50 reviewers is stronger than a 5★ rating from 3.
- How many pharmacies are listed in Gampaha?
- Review Guru has 11 pharmacies listed in Gampaha, aggregating 62 customer reviews across them. We only include a business on a "best of" page once it has at least 3 reviews so the ranking is meaningful.
- How are these pharmacies ranked?
- We use a Bayesian-weighted average score that combines the business's own star rating with the volume of reviews it has received. This prevents a single 5-star review from outranking 30 consistent 4-star reviews. Read more on our methodology page.
- Are the reviews verified?
- Reviews on Review Guru come from two sources: native submissions written directly on our platform, and imported reviews from Google Maps that we rewrite for clarity while preserving the original rating, sentiment, and named entities. Source is tagged on each review for transparency.
- Which pharmacies in Gampaha are open late or 24 hours near the main bus stand and railway station?
- Most Gampaha pharmacies cluster near the bus stand on Station Road and the commercial streets immediately around the railway station, so the best-reviewed chemists are within a short walk of both transit hubs. Dedicated 24-hour standalone pharmacies are uncommon in Gampaha — the majority of neighbourhood chemists close between 9 PM and 10 PM. For genuine late-night or overnight needs, the pharmacy at the closest district hospital is the most reliable after-hours option. For over-the-counter essentials — paracetamol, antihistamines, oral rehydration salts — a few minimarkets near the bus stand stock a limited medicine range after pharmacy closing hours. Check the hours on each listing above and call ahead before travelling late in the evening.
- Do tourists or visitors need a prescription to buy medication at a pharmacy in Gampaha without a local doctor's script?
- Sri Lanka's pharmacy regulations require a valid prescription for antibiotics, controlled substances, insulin, and most chronic-disease medications. Over-the-counter items — paracetamol, antacids, antihistamines, basic wound-care supplies, vitamin supplements, and oral rehydration sachets — can be purchased without one. For short-course or tourist-health situations, Gampaha pharmacists typically dispense common medicines if you explain your symptoms, though this is at their discretion rather than formal policy. Visitors who need a prescription quickly can access a walk-in GP consultation at one of the private health clinics in central Gampaha — same-day appointments are usually available. If you take regular prescription medication from your home country, bring a sufficient supply for your trip; local generics for most conditions are available, but specific proprietary brand names may need to be sourced from Colombo.
- Do Gampaha pharmacies stock imported medicine brands and common supplements?
- The better-stocked Gampaha pharmacies carry the main international generic brands most commonly needed — Panadol, Brufen, Dettol, Imodium, common antihistamines, and oral rehydration salts — alongside locally manufactured generics that cover most therapeutic categories. Branded nutritional supplements, protein powders, and lifestyle health products are stocked at several of the larger listed chemists, though the range is narrower than at a Colombo city-centre pharmacy. Specialist imported brands or medications sold exclusively in the EU, US, or Gulf markets are less reliably available; call ahead to confirm before travelling, or ask the pharmacist to source from a Colombo distributor — most Gampaha chemists can arrange this with one to two days' notice. For ongoing chronic-disease medication, verifying local brand equivalence with a local doctor before running out is advisable.